Author(s): Kaosa-ard, Mingsarn; Adam, A. (Eds)

China | Farming, Domestic Animals, Pets, Agriculture, Veterinary | Social Science, Economic History, Race/Identity, Peace/Cultural/ International Studies

Feeding China's 1.3 billion people has important implications for the global food sector, and particularly for China's southern neighbors-- the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. As China continues to grow and open its borders to increased trade, the effects on world food markets will be significant. Not only will China's increasingly wealthy and more sophisticated consumers begin to shift away from a diet of staples, but its producers will seek to play greater roles in global food markets as they attempt to satisfy growing consumption needs and exploit export opportunities. These changes will lead to cropping pattern changes in both China and the GMS. How the producers and governments of the GMS react will play a large role in determining whether it primarily feeds or is fed by the Chinese dragon. This book examines the issues surrounding the profound and rapid changes occurring in the agricultural sectors of both China and the GMS as result of needing to feed the now soaring dragon. Published in 2009.

Very good condition.