1st Edition

Agribusiness An International Perspective

By Julian Roche Copyright 2020
454 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

454 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

454 Pages 98 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Agribusiness offers a unique introduction to the business of agriculture: what agribusiness is, why it matters, what the role of technology is, how trade fits into the picture, what its key risks are, who is lending and investing and why, and what returns they are getting. It is both practical in orientation – focusing on the role of managers in the industry as well as that of lenders and... Read more

List of figures

List of tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 The need for agribusiness

2 Agricultural economics

3 International agricultural trade

4 The role of technology

5 Farm management

6 The agricultural value chain

7 Agribusiness corporates

8 Risk management for agribusiness

9 Agribusiness lending

10 Agribusiness trade finance

11 Agribusiness marketing

12 Private equity and venture capital investment in agribusiness

13 Listed investments in agribusiness

14 Conclusions

Index

Biography

Julian Roche is an international financial trainer and consultant who has taught agribusiness and finance worldwide for over two decades. After serving many years as a consultant to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), he is currently on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Western Australia, Australia.