The eurasian wheat belt and food security : global and regional aspects /

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the wheat production developments in the Eurasian region and assesses the potential contribution of the region to domestic and international food security. In particular, the book covers policy and institutional developments of the agricultural sector in Eu...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Gomez y Paloma, Sergio; Mary, S bastien; Langrell, Stephen; Ciaian, Pavel
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33239-0
Summary: This book provides an in-depth analysis of the wheat production developments in the Eurasian region and assesses the potential contribution of the region to domestic and international food security. In particular, the book covers policy and institutional developments of the agricultural sector in Eurasia with a special focus on the horizontal issues relevant to the current and future potential growth of the wheat production, such as land policy, credit and finance, privatization, farm restructuring, and environmental challenges. Global food security is a major societal concern in the light o
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(xii,319pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9783319332390
Index Number: HD1401
CLC: F30
Contents: Part I: The commercial and institutional framework of the Eurasian wheat belt region -- Privatization and changing farm structure in the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Land policy in Russia: New challenges -- Credit and finance issues in the Eurasian wheat belt -- Part II: The role of agricultural policies -- Agrarian reforms in Ukraine -- Outcomes of the agrarian reform in Russia -- More than pouring money into an ailing sector? Farm-level financial constraints and Kazakhstan s Agribusiness 2020 strategy -- The new wheat exporters of Eurasia and volatility -- Part III: The future of