Debates on seafood in the Global South tend to prioritize food security, whereas debates on
seafood in the Global North emphasize sustainability. We track the evolution of both debates …

Highlights•Global governance refers to rules at all levels having transnational
repercussions.•Changes in global governance have facilitated and responded to land …

Following a precise evaluation protocol that was applied to a pool of 202 articles published
between 2003 and 2014, this paper evaluates the existing evidence of how and to what …

When agricultural commodities in developing countries experience an economic boom, they
offer potential pathways out of poverty while creating environmental and social problems …

Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms, provides close to 50% of the world's supply
of seafood, with a value of US $125 billion. It makes up 13% of the world's animal-source …

This paper focuses on both the environmental impact of intensive shrimp farming in the
coastal region of Vietnam and the identification of options for cleaner production. We …

We use global value chain (GVC) theory to understand governance of Vietnam's shrimp
farming industry. We describe this GVC as buyer-driven with important food safety standards …

Food is increasingly traded internationally, thereby transforming the organization of food
production and consumption globally and influencing most food-related practices. This …

Transnational private governance initiatives that address problems of social and
environmental concern now pervade many sectors. In tackling distinct substantive problems …

The pursuit of sustainability in particular places and sectors often unravels at the edges.
Efforts to tackle environmental problems in one place shift them somewhere else or are …