Complexity of the international agro-food trade network and its impact on food safety.

With the world's population now in excess of 7 billion, it is vital to ensure the chemical and microbiological safety of our food, while maintaining the sustainability of its production, distribution and trade. Using UN databases, here we show that the international agro-food trade network (IFT...

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Main Authors: Mária Ercsey-Ravasz, Zoltán Toroczkai, Zoltán Lakner, József Baranyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3365103?pdf=render