Sustainable Food Chains and Ecosystems

Unarguably, preserving the ecosystem, securing sustainability and understanding the dynamics of agro-food chains have all become vital policy objectives with several interlinked dimensions. The main objectives of this book are to draw the attention of researchers, policymakers and businesspeople to the relation between agro-food chains and the ecosystem, and to demonstrate the importance of building resilient agro-food chains that take into account climate change and environmental challenges. Agro-food chains as they function today can serve as powerful tools for promoting sustainable forms of agriculture, consumption and production that are embedded in a viable ecosystem. The book addresses a range of environmental, methodological and societal issues from a transaction perspective, while also providing extensive background information on the topic, and outlining future applications and research directions.

Unarguably, preserving the ecosystem, securing sustainability and understanding the dynamics of agro-food chains have all become vital policy objectives with several interlinked dimensions. The main objectives of this book are to draw the attention of researchers, policymakers and businesspeople to the relation between agro-food chains and the ecosystem, and to demonstrate the importance of building resilient agro-food chains that take into account climate change and environmental challenges. Agro-food chains as they function today can serve as powerful tools for promoting sustainable forms of agriculture, consumption and production that are embedded in a viable ecosystem. The book addresses a range of environmental, methodological and societal issues from a transaction perspective, while also providing extensive background information on the topic, and outlining future applications and research directions.

The Economics of Climate Change in Agriculture: A Review on Kazakhstan and Turkey.- Food Chains and Ecosystem Services through a Resilience Lens.- Analysis upon the Development Potential of Food Industry in EU28.- An Overlook of the Economic Benefits of Value-based Food Chains to Maintain Farms Operating in Less Favored Areas.- Statistical Analysis on the Impact of Online Travel Agents’ (OTAs) Commission Structure on Hotels’ Revenue Management.- A Retrospective View of the EU Policy Reforms in the Olive Oil Sector and Future Perspectives.- CAP’s Impacts upon the Selling Points of Agricultural Supplies and Local Economy.- Making ‘soft’ Economics a ‘hard science’: Planning Governance for Sustainable Development through a Sustainability Compass.- Impact of Arabic Spring on the Competitiveness of Arab States' Agricultural Exports to EU Markets.