The agri-food system in question : innovations, contestations, and new global players / John Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, John, 1946- author.

Series:

Food and society (Bristol, England)

Food and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural industries--Technological innovations.

Agricultural industries.

Food industry and trade--Technological innovations.

Food industry and trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Investigating climate-controlled agriculture and alternatives to animal proteins, John Wilkinson shows that trade and investment in agrifood is reorienting to the Global South. He skilfully illustrates the connections between social movements and technological innovation - and the need for consumer acceptance of new food habits.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

The Agri-Food System in Question since the 1970s

A New Pattern of Innovation in the Agri-Food System

Agriculture Reaches for the Skies: Climate-Controlled Agriculture and Vertical Farming

Animal Protein Chains under the Spotlight

China: The Pivot of the Global Agri-Food System Restructuring

Brazil on the Wrong Side of the Tracks? Maybe Not So Much

Countryside-City Revisited

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Apr 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5292-4436-6

1-5292-4433-1

1-5292-4435-8

OCLC:

1458763043