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Discover the pressing challenges and the complex realities of our food systems with this insightful book, freshly updated in its third edition. Spanning 320 pages and published by John Wiley & Sons in 2020, this brand new title dives deep into the intricacies of the global food economy and its interconnections with agriculture, health, and the environment. Learn how forty percent of the world’s population depends on agriculture, yet a small fraction controls this essential resource. This eye-opening text discusses the contradictions in food security, including the alarming rates of both undernourishment and overnourishment faced by millions. Explore the implications of industrial agriculture and the corporate influence on our food systems, alongside a critical assessment of agricultural trade rules that perpetuate inequity. Grasp the urgent need for sustainable food practices and the emergence of innovative movements striving for alternative food systems. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in food politics, agricultural practices, and the environmental impacts of our food choices. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509541775
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 320
Description:
We all need food to survive, and forty percent of the world™s population relies on agriculture for their livelihood. Yet control over food is concentrated in relatively few hands. Turmoil in the world food economy in recent decades has highlighted a number of vulnerabilities and contradictions inherent in the way we currently organize this vital sector. Extremes of both undernourishment and overnourishment affect a significant proportion of humanity. And attempts to increase production through the spread of an industrial model of agriculture has resulted in serious ecological consequences.  The fully revised and expanded third edition of this popular book explores how the rise of industrial agriculture, corporate control, inequitable agricultural trade rules, and the financialization of food have each enabled powerful actors to gain fundamental influence over the practices that dominate the world food economy and result in uneven consequences for both people and planet. A variety of movements have emerged that are making important progress in establishing alternative food systems, but, as Clapp™s penetrating analysis ably shows, significant challenges remain.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509541775
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 320
Description:
We all need food to survive, and forty percent of the world™s population relies on agriculture for their livelihood. Yet control over food is concentrated in relatively few hands. Turmoil in the world food economy in recent decades has highlighted a number of vulnerabilities and contradictions inherent in the way we currently organize this vital sector. Extremes of both undernourishment and overnourishment affect a significant proportion of humanity. And attempts to increase production through the spread of an industrial model of agriculture has resulted in serious ecological consequences.  The fully revised and expanded third edition of this popular book explores how the rise of industrial agriculture, corporate control, inequitable agricultural trade rules, and the financialization of food have each enabled powerful actors to gain fundamental influence over the practices that dominate the world food economy and result in uneven consequences for both people and planet. A variety of movements have emerged that are making important progress in establishing alternative food systems, but, as Clapp™s penetrating analysis ably shows, significant challenges remain.