ECONOMICS OF FOOD PROCESSING
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION REFERENCES STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: NUMBER OF FARMS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: FARM SIZE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: SPECIALIZATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: NUMBER OF FARM HOLDINGS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: SIZE OF FARM HOLDINGS CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION TRANSNATIONAL LAND ACQUISITIONS, FOREIGNIZATION OR LAND GRABBING OWNERSHIP FROM SUBSISTENCE FARMING TO MARKET-BASED FARMS INFRASTRUCTURE AND MARKET ACCESS EDUCATION AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AND JUDICIARY ACCESS TO CAPITAL POLITICAL STABILITY THE FOOD INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION SIZE OF COMPANIES SPECIALIZATION AND CONGLOMERATES GLOBAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M&AS) FARMER COOPERATIVES OFFSHORING AND RESHORING SHAREHOLDER AND STAKEHOLDER FOCUS FOOD VALUE CHAINS INTEGRATORS IN THE VALUE CHAIN OPEN MARKETS RETAIL MARKET POWER BRANDS AND PRIVATE LABELS RETAIL INDUSTRY: CONCENTRATION RETAIL: GLOBALIZATION WAVES IN THE FOOD RETAIL TRADE RETAIL BACKWARD INTEGRATION COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOOD AND RETAIL INDUSTRY SHARE OF RETAIL FOOD PRICE GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS THE POSITION OF AGRICULTURE THE SIGNI?CANCE OF AGRICULTURE SHARE OF PRODUCTION SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT SHARE OF EXPORT SHARE OF IMPORT SHARE OF CONSUMPTION FOOD INDUSTRY VS AGRICULTURE THE SIGNI?CANCE OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE POLICY THE GOALS OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY PROTECTIONISM IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES PROTECTIONISM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WAVES OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS DRIVER: SELF-SUF?CIENCY RATE AND ECONOMIC WELFARE MARKET SUPPORT AND DIRECT SUPPORT COUPLED AND DISTORTING SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORT DE?CIENCY PAYMENTS SUPPORT COUPLED WITH INPUT FACTORS DIRECT SUPPORT COUPLED WITH OTHER FACTORS SUPPORT FULLY DECOUPLED FROM PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES NEW BALANCES IN THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY SUSTAINABILITY: (CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE, NATURE, ANIMAL WELFARE, ETC ) ENSURING FAIR LIVING CONDITIONS IN AGRICULTURE SECURING EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENTS, RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION AND COST–BENE?T ENABLE TRADE, AVOID PROTECTIONISM AND EXPLOIT COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES FOOD SUPPLY: ENSURING SUF?CIENT, GOOD QUALITY AFFORDABLE FOOD GLOBALLY NON-TARIFF BARRIERS AND FOOD SAFETY MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE WITH AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS REGIONALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD TRADE TRENDS IN FARM GATE REAL PRICES FARMERS’ TERMS OF TRADE PRICE VOLATILITY PRICE SPREAD CONSUMER FOOD PRICES CONSUMERS AND CONSUMPTION DEMAND FOR ANIMAL-BASED PRODUCTS DEMAND FOR PLANT-BASED FOOD CONVENIENCE FOOD TAKEAWAY AND EATING OUT HOUSEHOLD SIZE FEMALE LABOR FORCE FUNCTIONAL FOODS VEGANS, VEGETARIANS AND FLEXITARIANS RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND THE POLITICAL CONSUMER DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGMENTATION DISCOUNT RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL LAND WATER RESOURCES—A LIMITING FACTOR CAPITAL-LABOR SUBSTITUTION PRODUCTIVITY (OUTPUT/INPUT) THE AGRICULTURAL TREADMILL BIOTECHNOLOGY ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOOD LOSS AND FOOD WASTE FOOD SUPPLY WORLD MARKET SHARES: DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MALTHUS AND FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SECURITY FOOD CRISES LOCAL AND GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY DISRUPTIVE OR NEW POTENTIAL TRENDS THE END OF GLOBALIZATION? GEOPOLITICAL INSTABILITY AND DISRUPTIONS FROM RETAIL TO E-COMMERCE ARTI?CIAL MEAT VERTICAL FARMING FROM AGRICULTURE AND FARMS TO BIO-INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES