Who controls what we eat? This book reveals how dominant corporations, from the
supermarket to the seed industry, exert control over contemporary food systems. It analyzes …

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat. The
current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus' food mountains' …

In this paper we explore several themes based on our intertwined research and outreach
activities. First, we examine and discuss emerging global food chains that are embedded in …

Local food systems are comprised of networks of actors that work to ensure the sustainability
of food supplies within communities. While local food has typically been promoted through …

The industrialization of agriculture not only alters the ways in which agricultural production
occurs, but it also impacts the decisions farmers make in important ways. First, constraints …

The focus of this article is to articulate the risks of a consolidated, industrialized agrifood
system for our planet's ecology and our ability to guarantee a future food supply, while also …

Purpose–The purpose of the paper is to investigate the limitations and barriers for supply
chain integration that food manufacturers experience and to highlight their planning and …

In the early 21st century, food security has become an urgent public concern, arguably more
entangled with social, political and environmental problems at multiple scales now than in …

In nine of the last 10 years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported
that the average funds generated on-farm for farm operators to meet living expenses and …

The effects of competition within alternative food networks (AFNs) remain largely
unexplored. Using a study of farms that operate C ommunity S upported A griculture (CSA) …