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Value chain development is often constrained by corruption, both at a high level and at the ubiquitous road blocks found in many countries, particularly in Africa. Many measures to improve value chains require collaboration between a wide range of different ministries, and this can be difficult to achieve. [36]
Foods is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering various aspects of food science.It is published by MDPI and was established in 2012. The editor-in-chief is Arun K. Bhunia (Purdue University).
ESG standards have been developed in response to the growing worldwide demand for more sustainable and socially responsible investments. Since the development in 1960 of these standards has evolved gradually and is the result of a global recognition of the importance of sustainability and social responsibility, it is difficult to determine ...
Economic development projects started or managed by Martin Luther King, such as the Montgomery bus boycott and the Operation Breadbasket Project in Chicago, established the early model for socially responsible investing efforts. King combined ongoing dialog with boycotts and direct action targeting specific corporations.
The Food Information and Control Agency (Spanish: Agencia de Información y Control Alimentarios, AICA), known between 1988 and 2014 as the Olive Oil Agency, is the Spanish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food autonomous agency responsible for managing the information and control systems of the olericulture, dairy and other markets that the Ministry determines; the control of ...
Map of Latin America showing modern political divisions. Latin America as a region has multiple nation-states, with varying levels of economic complexity. The Latin American economy is an export-based economy consisting of individual countries in the geographical regions of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
While many eco-investments may be considered socially responsible investments, and vice versa, the two are not mutually inclusive. Socially responsible investing is the practice of investing only in those companies which satisfy certain moral or ethical criteria.
The investment with the largest ROI is usually prioritized, even though the spread of ROI over the time period of an investment should also be taken into account. Recently, the concept has also been applied to scientific funding agencies’ (e.g., National Science Foundation ) investments in research of open source hardware and subsequent ...