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 …

Current production processes for meat products have been shown to have a significant
impact on the environment, accounting for between 15% and 24% of current greenhouse …

Agri-food global value chains (GVCs) are failing to provide healthy and affordable diets
within planetary boundaries. Many cutting-edge technologies are being developed to …

American agriculture employs some 2.5 million workers during a typical year. Three fourths
of these farm workers are immigrants, half are unauthorized, and most will leave seasonal …

During the 20th century, American agriculture underwent dramatic changes. At the
beginning, farms were more diverse, dependent on animal traction, on-farm inputs and …

During the 20th century, US agriculture underwent vast transformations. The number of
farmers has decreased, more farmers are relying on off-farm income, agriculture's proportion …

While innovations have fostered the mass production of food at low costs, there are
externalities or side effects associated with high-volume food processing. We focus on …

Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international
food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased …

Diverse sites in the US South are being transformed by “new Latino immigration.” Rather
than being a homogeneous process, experiences of migrant settlement are shaped by the …

Mechanical progressions in different spaces have widened the application skyline of
advanced mechanics to an unbelievable degree. Packaging and processing are some of the …