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Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams
| Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams |
| Autore | Williams John <1949-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/9 |
| Collana | Earthscan food and agriculture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade - Security measures
Food supply - Government policy Food security Sustainable agriculture |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-52058-3
1-136-33235-9 9786613833037 0-203-12236-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface""; ""List of acronyms""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Commodity supply shocks""; ""2 Supply chain distortions: intervention, subsidies, protection""; ""3 Role of the private sector, price, competition, and government""; ""4 Government intervention by importing countries""; ""5 The rise and fall of commingled commodity handling""; ""6 Government intervention failures in exporting countries""; ""7 Hoarding""; ""8 Corruption in the food chain""; ""9 Food aid problems""
""10 Importance of �trade� markets and merchants""""11 Post-deregulation issues""; ""12 Food supply chain efficiency""; ""Glossary of terms""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465208503321 |
Williams John <1949-, >
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams
| Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams |
| Autore | Williams John <1949-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/9 |
| Collana | Earthscan food and agriculture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade - Security measures
Food supply - Government policy Food security Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-136-33234-0
1-283-52058-3 1-136-33235-9 9786613833037 0-203-12236-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC055000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface""; ""List of acronyms""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Commodity supply shocks""; ""2 Supply chain distortions: intervention, subsidies, protection""; ""3 Role of the private sector, price, competition, and government""; ""4 Government intervention by importing countries""; ""5 The rise and fall of commingled commodity handling""; ""6 Government intervention failures in exporting countries""; ""7 Hoarding""; ""8 Corruption in the food chain""; ""9 Food aid problems""
""10 Importance of �trade� markets and merchants""""11 Post-deregulation issues""; ""12 Food supply chain efficiency""; ""Glossary of terms""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791921603321 |
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Williams John <1949-, >
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams
| Competition and efficiency in international food supply chains : improving food security / / John Williams |
| Autore | Williams John <1949-, > |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/9 |
| Collana | Earthscan food and agriculture |
| Soggetto topico |
Food industry and trade - Security measures
Food supply - Government policy Food security Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-136-33234-0
1-283-52058-3 1-136-33235-9 9786613833037 0-203-12236-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC055000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface""; ""List of acronyms""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Commodity supply shocks""; ""2 Supply chain distortions: intervention, subsidies, protection""; ""3 Role of the private sector, price, competition, and government""; ""4 Government intervention by importing countries""; ""5 The rise and fall of commingled commodity handling""; ""6 Government intervention failures in exporting countries""; ""7 Hoarding""; ""8 Corruption in the food chain""; ""9 Food aid problems""
""10 Importance of �trade� markets and merchants""""11 Post-deregulation issues""; ""12 Food supply chain efficiency""; ""Glossary of terms""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827769203321 |
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Williams John <1949-, >
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| New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Terrorist threats to food [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for establishing and stengthening prevention and response systems
| Terrorist threats to food [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for establishing and stengthening prevention and response systems |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Geneva, : Food Safety Dept., World Health Organization, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 50 p |
| Disciplina | 363.19/26 |
| Collana | Food safety issues Terrorist threats to food |
| Soggetto topico |
Terrorism - Prevention
Food contamination - Prevention Biological warfare - Prevention Epidemics - Prevention Food industry and trade - Security measures |
| ISBN |
9786610041510
1-280-04151-X 92-4-068139-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Purpose -- 1.2 Definitions and scope -- 1.3 Food as a vehicle for terrorist acts -- 1.4 Comparative risks of food and other media as vehicles for terrorist threats -- 1.5 Potential effects of food terrorism -- 1.5.1 Ilness and death -- 1.5.2 Economic and trade effects -- 1.5.3 Impact on public health services -- 1.5.4 Social and political implications -- 1.6 Chemical and biological agents and radionuclear materials that could be used in food terrorism -- 1.7 Establishing and strengthening national prevention and response systems -- 1.8 Setting priorities -- 2. Prevention -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Existing systems -- 2.3 Strengthening food safety management programmes -- 2.4 Prevention and response systems in the food industry -- 2.4.1 The role of the food industry -- 2.4.2 Agricultural production and harvesting -- 2.4.3 Processing and manufacture -- 2.4.4 Storage and transport -- 2.4.5 Wholesale and retail distribution -- 2.4.6 Food service -- 2.4.7 Tracing systems and market recalls -- 2.4.8 Monitoring -- 2.5 Reducing access to chemical and biological agents and radionuclear materials -- 2.6 Prevention at points of entry -- 2.7 Useful source material -- 3. Surveillance, Preparedness and Response -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Surveillance -- 3.2.1 Existing surveillance systems -- 3.2.2 Strengthening existing surveillance systems for food safety -- 3.2.3 Investigation of suspected food safety emergencies -- 3.3 Preparedness -- 3.3.1 Principles -- 3.3.2 Assessing vulnerability -- 3.4 Response -- 3.4.1 Existing emergency response systems -- 3.4.2 Strengthening existing emergency response systems for food safety -- 3.4.3 Consequences of a food safety emergency -- 3.4.4 Communication -- 3.4.5 Launching the response -- 4. The Role of the Word Health Organization.
4.1 International response to food safety emergencies, including food terrorism -- 4.2 The World Health Organization -- 4.3 International Health Regulations (IHR) -- 4.4 Coordination of global outbreak alert and responses -- 4.4.1 Outbreak alert mechanisms -- 4.4.2 Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network -- 4.4.3 Outbreak response -- 4.5 Strengthening international systems to meet the threat of food terrorism -- 4.5.1 Other existing WHO programmes relevant to food emergencies, including food terrorism -- 4.5.2 Other international organizations relevant to food safety -- 4.5.3 Coordination and strengthening of international strategies and activities that address food safety emergencies, including deliberate contamination of food -- Appendix - Specific Measures for Consideration by the Food Industry. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143507003321 |
| Geneva, : Food Safety Dept., World Health Organization, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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