The global food crisis: ABCD of food – how the multinationals dominate trade | Felicity Lawrence | Global development By mid-morning snack you will certainly have encountered their products several times already wherever you are in the world, whether it is the corn in your flakes, the wheat in your bread, the orange in your juice, the sugar in your jam, the chocolate on your biscuit, the coffee in your cup. By the end of the day, if you've eaten beef, chicken or pork, consumed anything containing salt, gums, starches, gluten, sweeteners, or fats, or bought a ready meal or a takeaway, they will have shaped your consumption even further. And yet, the four giant transnationals that dominate the raw materials of the global food system have largely stayed below the radar of European consumers. Known as the ABCD group for the alphabetic convenience of their initials, ADM, Bunge, Cargill and (Louis) Dreyfus, account for between 75% and 90% of the global grain trade, according to estimates. US-based Cargill with the highest revenues, is the largest private company in the world – and famous for its secrecy.
Vitol GE ABCD Companies Xstrata ZOUG AMEP Rosneft Primary industry - Australia.gov The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is a research bureau within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The Bureau provides professionally independent, world-class research, analysis and advice to inform decision-makers on current and future policy challenges affecting Australia's primary industries. Department of Agriculture The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals. The APVMA operates the Australian system which evaluates, registers and regulates agricultural and veterinary chemicals. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Index page giving access to information on on-going and recently closed grants and assistance packages available to farmers and primary producers. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has changed its name to the Department of Agriculture.
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