Implication of TNCS In Agri-Food Sector – Challenges, Constraints and Limits - Profit or CSR?

Abstract

In completive economies, agriculture represents a vital sector in generating economic growth and provides significant employment for the rural population. Still, the recent transformation of the agricultural sector has generated massive debates on the implication of TNCs in providing sustainability and wellbeing for rural communities. The main aim of the manuscript is to provide a synoptic and integrative analysis of the implication of TNCs in agri-food sector by highlight the challenges, constraints and limits. The article outline a general framework of the main transformation of agri-food sector under the influence of foreign capital and present ways in which the CSR could be applied in agri-food sector for reducing discrepancies and poverty.