Global Food and Agricultural Institutions

The institutions examined in this book - the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - play important roles in achieving and maintaining world food security that is essential for human existence, economic and social development and world peace. D. John Shaw analyzes the origins, functioning and work, successes and difficulties, and the continuing relevance of these bodies to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.Shaw, D. John is the author of 'Global Food and Agricultural Institutions', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415445047 and ISBN 0415445043.