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Food Commodity Market: History and Impact of Food Trading Toward SDG2

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  1. University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy

    Michele F. Fontefrancesco

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  1. European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, The University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökçin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Department of Agricultural Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

    Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari

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Fontefrancesco, M.F. (2020). Food Commodity Market: History and Impact of Food Trading Toward SDG2. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95675-6_13

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