📗 Libro en inglés FOOD POLITICS

Covering the many important changes in food markets and food politics that have shaped both global and local farming and eating over the past decade this compact and authoritative primer lays out everything you need to know to understand today s global food landscape The politics of food is changing fast In rich countries obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe nutritious fresh and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer activists and food companies are under the microscope Where does power lie in this increasingly complex global food system Moreover what is the future of food politics both in the United States and beyond The third edition of Food Politics What Everyone Needs to Know has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments and research on today s global food landscape including the realities of food markets farm production methods food manufacturing and dietary health challenges New material covers the rise of China in world food markets and global food politics the unabated and increasing risks to f