Thesis supervisor: József Popp
Location of studies (in Hungarian): University of Debrecen Faculty of Economics and Business Abbreviation of location of studies: UD
Description of the research topic:
World population growth will lead to increasing demand for food and feed with increasing meat consumption. With globalization and urbanization production is moving to the most competitive countries and regions, and food trade is becoming more liberalized but also more concentrated. Indian food demand in the future will be primarily driven by income and population growth. Meat consumption per capita in India is lower than that of China and the West. Meat consumption is decreasing over time, and India is becoming a net exporter of meat. The potential effects of climate change and other environmental factors such as sustainability will have a complex effect on the world food supply. Growing energy demand and climate change will also influence food production. Additional challenges are increasing market volatility resulting from yield and climate change.Indian pollution will actually exceed that of China and more than 55% of Indian population will leave in urban locations compared to 26% in 1996. But dietary changes in India may not be similar to those observed in other countries because of its predominantly vegetarian dietary preferences.
Required language skills: English Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): English Number of students who can be accepted: 1