Introduction to the Special Feature: Will the BRIC Decade Continue? The Role of Rural Areas and Agriculture

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The dynamics of the contemporary governance of the world’s food supply and the challenges of policy redirection

“…In food supply terms, these countries are increasingly important players both individually and as a group. By 2010, it was estimated that these countries generated over 40% of agricultural value added in the world economy (Brosig et al 2013) as well having a combined consumption market of close to 3 billion people. The BRIC(S) countries (South Africa was included from 2010) instituted joint diplomatic summits to mark a more multi-polar landscape in international political economy.…”