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Benchmarking in Food and Farming: Creating Sustainable Change
Lisa Jack
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Description for Benchmarking in Food and Farming: Creating Sustainable Change
Hardback. Offers an overview of various benchmarking practices in agriculture and the food supply chain, and evaluating the potential of these practices to drive sustainable innovation in food and farming. This book is suitable for those working in food supply chain businesses, and also for those involved in the general practice of benchmarking. Series Editor(s): Fearne, Dr. Andrew. Series: Gower Sustainable Food Chains Series. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
At a time when food producers have to make significant changes to their businesses in order to survive, a review of benchmarking in agriculture and discussion of its future potential is critical. This book meets that need by providing an overview of existing benchmarking practices in agriculture and the food supply chain, and evaluating the potential of these practices to drive sustainable innovation in food and farming. Increasing pressures from commodity markets, corporate buyers, government and rising input prices (particularly fuel prices) are creating an environment in which farmers and their advisors are keen to make greater use of ... Read more
At a time when food producers have to make significant changes to their businesses in order to survive, a review of benchmarking in agriculture and discussion of its future potential is critical. This book meets that need by providing an overview of existing benchmarking practices in agriculture and the food supply chain, and evaluating the potential of these practices to drive sustainable innovation in food and farming. Increasing pressures from commodity markets, corporate buyers, government and rising input prices (particularly fuel prices) are creating an environment in which farmers and their advisors are keen to make greater use of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Gower Sustainable Food Chains Series
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780566088353
SKU
V9780566088353
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99-1
About Lisa Jack
Dr. Lisa Jack is Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Essex. Before entering academic life, she qualified as an accountant and worked as an auditor in both the private and public sectors. Teaching at an agricultural college started an interest in accounting in agriculture and food industries past and present, which now forms the basis of her current ... Read more
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