Food politics what everyone needs to know /

• Main Author: Paarlberg, Robert L.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
• Subjects: Agriculture and state.; Food supply.; Food > Marketing.; Nutrition policy.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Agribusiness. > Industries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Sustainable Agriculture. > Agriculture
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The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and under-regu...

Table of Contents:

• An overview of food politics
• Food production and population growth
• The politics of high food prices
• The politics of chronic hunger
• The politics of famine
• The green revolution controversy
• Food aid and food power
• The politics of obesity
• The politics of farm subsidies and trade
• Agriculture, the environment, and farm animals
• Agribusiness, supermarkets, and fast food
• Organic and local food
• Food safety and genetically engineered food
• Who governs the world food system?