TYPOLOGY OF WORLD COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF FOOD SITUATION
Abstract
A technique of the food problem evaluation using the concept of food situation is described. The principal factors influencing the formation of the food situation are analyzed. The method of calculating the Food Consumption Index (FCI) as a basic indicator of food situation in the countries is suggested. Complex analysis of the FCI, the demographic pressure on the agriculture and the countries’ position in the transnational food circulation system allows the typological ranking of the countries in terms of the food situation. The resulting typological groups are briefly characterized.
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N. A. Starikov
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Post-Graduate Student; Faculty of Geography, Department of Geography of World Economy
Russian Federation
Post-Graduate Student; Faculty of Geography, Department of Geography of World Economy
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Starikov N.A. TYPOLOGY OF WORLD COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF FOOD SITUATION. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2015;(6):48-56. (In Russ.)
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