Sustainable Agricultural Development: Challenges and Approaches in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries

✍ Scribed by Michel Petit, Etienne Montaigne, Fatima El Hadad-Gauthier, José María García Álvarez-Coque, Konstadinos Mattas, Samir Mili (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 347
Series: Cooperative Management
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and rural organizations in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. The book also reflects key socio-economic and political issues such as resource management, income distribution, employment and migration trends, and sustainability aspects. It demonstrates technical and methodological tools used for the analysis and explains their application. The book presents the collective work of a research consortium funded by an EU (FP7) project.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
The Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries....Pages 1-17
Diagnosis and Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Egypt....Pages 19-64
The Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries: The Case of Morocco....Pages 65-82
Agricultural and Food Policies in Tunisia: From a Seemingly Solid Performance to Unsustainable Revealed Achievements....Pages 83-101
To What Extent Are Rural Development Policies Compatible with Achieving Sustainable Agriculture in Turkey?....Pages 103-143
Agriculture and the Evolution of Agricultural Policies in the Mediterranean Partner Countries: Putting a Retrospective Overview in Context with Future Prospects....Pages 145-169
Issues in Trade Liberalisation in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries....Pages 171-196
From Value Chain Analysis to Global Value Chain Analysis: Fresh Orange Export Sector in Mediterranean Partner Countries....Pages 197-225
Challenges in Citrus Market Chains in Tunisia and Morocco....Pages 227-253
Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry in Southern Mediterranean Countries: Policy Impacts and Challenges....Pages 255-288
Food Security in MPC’s....Pages 289-310
Market Forces and Public Regulation Influencing the Management of Safety Risk in the Fresh Produce Sector: Contrasting Morocco and Turkey....Pages 311-326
Conclusion....Pages 327-334

✦ Subjects

Development Economics; Trade; Operations Management; Operation Research/Decision Theory; Political Economy

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