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The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. Agro-industries can have a real effect on international development by increasing economic growth and reducing poverty in both rural and urban areas of developing countries. However, in order to avoid adverse effects to vulnerable countries and people, sound policies and strategies for fostering agro-industries are needed. "Agro-industries for Development" highlights the current status and future course for agro-industries and brings attention to the contributions this sector can make to international development. The book includes contributions from agro-industry specialists, academic experts and UN technical agencies, chapters address the strategies and actions required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can create income, generate employment and fight poverty in the developing world. This book is a co-publication with FAO and UNIDO. This book features such topics as agricultural and international development policy makers, agro-industry specialists, agribusiness managers and researchers in agricultural economics and related topics.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Industry & industrial studies Primary industries

• Full title: Agro-industries for Development
• Author: Doyle Baker, Andrew Shepherd, Chakib Jenane, Sérgio Miranda-Da-Cruz
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781845935764
• ID: 05099225
• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Weight: 816 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 173 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. November 2009

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