CONTENTS
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4 1 Unpacking the World Food Economy Going Global How Did We Get Here? With What Impact? Conclusion References and Notes
5 2 The Rise of a Global Industrial Food Market Surplus Production and the Expansion of Export Markets Exporting the Industrial Agricultural Model Multiple Crises: Shifts in the Order Conclusion References and Notes
6 3 Expanding Food Trade Structural Adjustment Programs The 1994 Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture The Doha Round: A Failed Attempt to Rectify Imbalances Shifts in Global Agricultural Trade Norms Trade and Food Security Conclusion References and Notes
7 4 Growing Corporate Control The Emergence of Global Food Corporations Modern Day Corporate Concentration Sources of Corporate Influence Conclusion References and Notes
8 5 The Financialization of Food The Food Crisis Heightens Awareness of Financial Actors in Food Systems Financial Speculation in Agricultural Commodities Financialization of Farmland, Agricultural Production, and Agribusiness Conclusion References and Notes
9 6 Justice and Sustainability in the World Food Climate Change Complicates Ongoing Challenges The Dominant Vision for Reform Alternative Models Which Way Forward? References and Notes
11 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Major Forces in the Dominant Food System in the Past Century
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Food Aid Deliveries, 1970–2011Figure 2.2 Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996–2018Figure 2.3 Global Glyphosate Use, 1990–2014
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Value of Food Imports and Exports of the Least Developed Countries, 1961–2016Figure 3.2 Food and Agriculture Subsidies in OECD Countries, 1986–2018
4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 TNCs Along the Global Agrifood Value ChainFigure 4.2 Food System HourglassFigure 4.3 Cargill’s Vertical Integration in Meat ProductionFigure 4.4 Global Adoption of Agricultural Biotechnology by Trait, 2017Figure 4.5 Global Seed Market Share, 2018Figure 4.6 Global Agrochemical Market Share, 2018Figure 4.7 Market Share of the Top Four Firms in the Global Seed and Agrochemical Markets, …
5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 FAO Food Price Index, 1990–2019Figure 5.2 US Corn (Maize) Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol, 1986–2018Figure 5.3 Percentage of Hedging vs. Speculation in Chicago Wheat Futures Market, June 1996…Figure 5.4 Percentage Ownership of Large Agrifood Companies by Large Asset Management Firms…
6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Share of Official Development Assistance to Food and Agriculture, 1980–2016Figure 6.2 Size of Different Segments of the World Food Economy, 2017–2018
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Major CGIAR Research InstitutesTable 2.2 Main GM Crops Grown Globally, 2018
2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 The WTO Agricultural Subsidy Boxes
3 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Top Fifteen Target Countries for Large-Scale Land Acquisitions
4 Chapter 6Table 6.1 SDG 2: Zero Hunger, Specific Targets
Guide
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