Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?, 9781803818368
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Global food giant Cargill: Savior or destroyer of our planet?

Is Cargill Inc. really the answer to world hunger?

  • Paperback

    210 pages

  • Release Date

    16 May 2024

Summary

This book examines the history and contemporary position of Cargill Inc., tracing its evolution into the world’s largest transnational agri-commodity trader. It surveys the agricultural-food products Cargill trades, including soya, cocoa, palm oil, meat, and dairy.

The book analytically investigates whether Cargill engages in environmentally responsible practices, framing its global food production and trading activities within a set of ecocritical principles. It focuses on the compan…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781803818368
ISBN-10:1803818360
Author:Richard John Alexander
Publisher:Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:210
Release Date:16 May 2024
Weight:234g
Dimensions:203mm x 127mm x 12mm
About The Author

Richard John Alexander

Richard John Alexander studied German, French and General Linguistics at Jesus College, Cambridge from 1964-1967, graduating with a BA in Modern Languages. From 1970-1974, he studied economics as an external student of the University of London, receiving a BSc(Econ) in 1974. He has lived as an expatriate in various European countries for over fifty years, working at ten different colleges and universities in Finland, Italy, England, Germany, and Austria. His final appointment was as a full professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. He retired for health reasons in 2013 and is now an emeritus professor.

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