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Eating tomorrow : agribusiness, family farmers, and the battle for the future of food / Timothy A. Wise.
By: Wise, Timothy A [author.]
.Publisher: New York, NY : New Press, 2019Description: x, 325 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781620974223.Subject(s): Food supply | Agricultural industries | Agriculture -- Economic aspects | Family farms | Sustainable agricultureDDC classification: 338.1
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I. Into Africa: the new colonialism -- The Malawi miracle and the limits of Africa's green revolution -- The rise and fall of the largest land grab in Africa -- Land-poor farmers in a land-rich country: Zambia's maize paradox -- Part II. The roots of our problems -- Iowa and the cornification of the United States -- Fueling the food crisis -- Monsanto invades corn's garden of eden in Mexico -- Part III. Trading away the right to food -- NAFTA's assault on Mexico's family farmers -- Trading in hypocrisy: India vs. World Trade Organization -- Conclusion: the battle for the future of food.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 338.1 WIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 016690 |
Introduction -- Part I. Into Africa: the new colonialism -- The Malawi miracle and the limits of Africa's green revolution -- The rise and fall of the largest land grab in Africa -- Land-poor farmers in a land-rich country: Zambia's maize paradox -- Part II. The roots of our problems -- Iowa and the cornification of the United States -- Fueling the food crisis -- Monsanto invades corn's garden of eden in Mexico -- Part III. Trading away the right to food -- NAFTA's assault on Mexico's family farmers -- Trading in hypocrisy: India vs. World Trade Organization -- Conclusion: the battle for the future of food.