Global Agro-Food Trade and Standards Challenges for Africa |
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| Editor:
| Gibbon, Peter
Lazaro, Evelyne
Ponte, Stefano |
| Series title: | International Political Economy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-57951-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports. This book examines the challenges and opportunities that new public and private standards present to African countries – focusing on food safety, environmental and climate change, and social and labour standards.
Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports. This book examines the challenges and opportunities that new public and private standards present to African countries – focusing on food safety, environmental and climate change, and social and labour standards.