Megatrends in Agriculture, Food Industry and Food Markets : Palgrave Macmillan : 9783031581519 : 3031581512 : 29 Aug 2024 : This book offers a research-based, holistic overview of the entire value chain of the global food industry. It captures and defines over 80 contemporary 'megatrends' in agriculture and the food market that can be empirically documented and have a major impact on business, economies, industries, societies, and individuals. Today the world is characterized by more uncertainty and unpredictability than in previous periods. In the midst of these changing times, the book demonstrates how a number of more stable trends still exist within global agriculture, which can be important indicators in both the short and long term. The book highlights how developments in agriculture, the food industry and food markets have a central position in policy debates around climate change, sustainability, food crises, hunger, and food supply, and shows how by identifying various megatr