Livestock plants and COVID-19 transmission
Policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak must strike a balance between maintaining
essential supply chains and limiting the spread of the virus. Our results indicate a strong …
essential supply chains and limiting the spread of the virus. Our results indicate a strong …
From transition to domains of transformation: Getting to sustainable and just food systems through agroecology
The acceleration of ecological crises has driven a growing body of thinking on sustainability
transitions. Agroecology is being promoted as an approach that can address multiple crises …
transitions. Agroecology is being promoted as an approach that can address multiple crises …
[HTML][HTML] Unlocking sustainability? The power of corporate lock-ins and how they shape digital agriculture in Germany
S Hackfort - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
The digital transformation of agriculture is widely presented as a path to sustainability and a
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
Toward quantification of the feasible potential of land-based carbon dioxide removal
Global climate-change overshoot scenarios, where warming exceeds Paris Agreement limits
before being brought back down, are highly dependent on land-based carbon dioxide …
before being brought back down, are highly dependent on land-based carbon dioxide …
Covid lays bare the brittleness of a concentrated and consolidated food system
MK Hendrickson - Agriculture and Human Values, 2020 - Springer
It has only taken 6 weeks for the Covid-19 pandemic to brutally expose the flaws of our
modern food system—flaws documented by scholars for decades. 1 Produce destroyed in …
modern food system—flaws documented by scholars for decades. 1 Produce destroyed in …
Worksites as sacrifice zones: Structural precarity and COVID-19 in US meatpacking
IR Carrillo, A Ipsen - Sociological Perspectives, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
As meatpacking facilities became COVID-19 hotspots, the pandemic renewed the
importance of longstanding claims from environmental justice and agrifood scholars. The …
importance of longstanding claims from environmental justice and agrifood scholars. The …
An accelerating treadmill and an overlooked contradiction in industrial agriculture: Climate change and nitrogen fertilizer
In this article, we explore if and why farmers are responding to the impacts of climate change
with practices that increase greenhouse gas emissions. Our examination focuses on heavy …
with practices that increase greenhouse gas emissions. Our examination focuses on heavy …
Dismantling and rebuilding the food system after COVID-19: Ten principles for redistribution and regeneration
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and cost economies
trillions of dollars. Yet state responses have done little to address the negative externalities …
trillions of dollars. Yet state responses have done little to address the negative externalities …
[HTML][HTML] Hungry for power: Financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system
The global food system is in crisis. Climate change, ecological degradation, and economic
and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces …
and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces …
“Protein” industry convergence and its implications for resilient and equitable food systems
Recent years have seen the convergence of industries that focus on higher protein foods,
such as meat processing firms expanding into plant-based substitutes and/or cellular meat …
such as meat processing firms expanding into plant-based substitutes and/or cellular meat …