Agricultural Trade Policy and Food Security in the Caribbean
Agricultural Trade Policy and Food Security in the Caribbean

Author: Deep Ford

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9789251057476

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Agricultural trade is a major factor determining food security in Caribbean countries. In these small open economies, exports are essential, whilst imports provide a large part of the food supply. This book examines various dimensions of trade policy and related issues and suggests policies to address trade and food security and rural development linkages. It is as a guide and reference documents for agricultural trade policy analysts, trade negotiators, policy-makers and planners in both the public and private sectors.

The World of Organic Agriculture
The World of Organic Agriculture

Author: Minou Yussefi-Menzler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-09-23

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1136535233

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The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL