The world agri-food system is getting increasingly 'globalized'. As the majority moves into cities, and those who remain in rural areas adopt urbanized lifestyl

This book looks at the restructuring of the agri-food industry and the rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries, focusing on the impl

Includes papers and case studies presented at a FAO workshop held in Rome, Italy from 8 to 10 October 2003

Over the past two decades, the percentage of the world’s population living on less than a dollar a day has been cut in half. How much of that improvement is b

Commissioned by the International Food Policy Research Institute, this discussion paper asks who is responsible for assuring food security in an age of globaliz