Pacific food system outlook 2007-2008 : linkages to growing urban markets spur rural development

The Pacific Food System Outlook represents the first regionwide coordinated effort to provide the outlook for the Pacific food system. The food system includes not just production agriculture, but also the whole complex of economic relationships and linkages that tie the region's food consumers to producers. The goal of the Pacific Food System Outlook is to help increase knowledge about the diverse components of this vital segment of the global economy. .. "This report draws on the proceedings of the Pacific Food System Outlook project team annual meeting in Beijing, China on July 10, 2007 and cosponsored workshop on the retail food market transformation in Asia. It also draws on our projects's previous work published in annual reports: A Revolution in Food Retailing (2005), The Role of Transportation Infrastructure in a Seamless Food System (2004), and Where Demographies Will Take The Food System (2003)"--Foreword. Food industry and trade—Asia—Transportation.Food industry and trade—Pacific Area—Transportation.Retail trade—Asia.Retail trade—Pacific Area.Rural development—Asia.Rural development—Pacific Area.Rural-urban relations—Asia.Rural-urban relations—Pacific Area. Contents Foreword Coordinators and Forecasting Panel Linkages to Growing Urban Markets Spur Rural Development References Sponsor Profiles PE CC Members Pacific Economic Cooperation Council