{"product_id":"9780230579514","title":"Global Agro-Food Trade and Standards Challenges for Africa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInternational Political Economy Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Agro-Food Trade and Standards\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChallenges for Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eP. Gibbon | S. Ponte | E. Lazaro\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Developing \u0026amp; Emerging Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStandards 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePETER GIBBON is Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. His recent work includes \u003cem\u003eTrading Down: Africa, Value Chains and The Global Economy (\u003c\/em\u003ewith Stefano Ponte). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEFANO PONTE is Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. His recent work includes \u003cem\u003eTrading Down: Africa, Value Chains and The Global Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (with Peter Gibbon) and \u003cem\u003eThe Coffee Paradox: Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development\u003c\/em\u003e (with Benoit Daviron). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eEVELYNE LAZARO is Senior Research Fellow in Agricultural Economics at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. She has published extensively on soil and water management and on agro-food standards.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 May 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230579514\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e275\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804849180812,"sku":"9780230579514","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780230579514.jpg?v=1781785493","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780230579514","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}