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Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil Frontiers and Fissures of Agro-neoliberalism

Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil Frontiers and Fissures of Agro-neoliberalism

Due to new production areas and persistent productivity gains Brazil has consolidated its position as a global leader and even as a ‘model’ of commercial integrated crop production. The country is now seen as an agricultural powerhouse that has a lot to offer in terms of reducing the prospect of a looming increasingly global food crisis. Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil focuses on the intensification of Brazilian agribusiness as a privileged entry point into the politicised geography of globalised agri-food. Drawing on rich empirical analysis based around three fieldwork campaigns in the state of Mato Grosso the book examines the connections between farming markets and the apparatus of the state. The importance of agribusiness expansion within the wider politico-economic context of Brazilian neoliberalism is demonstrated thus drawing broader conclusions about the main trends of agribusiness in the world today and providing recommendations for future research. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agribusiness neoliberalism and global food production as well as those interested in Brazil and Latin America more generally. | Agribusiness and the Neoliberal Food System in Brazil Frontiers and Fissures of Agro-neoliberalism

GBP 39.99
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Soy Globalization and Environmental Politics in South America

Soy Globalization and Environmental Politics in South America

Soy in South America constitutes one of the most spectacular booms of agro-industrial commodity production in the world. It is the pinnacle of modernist agro-industrial practices serving as a key nexus in food–feed–fuel production that underpins the agribusiness–conservationist discourse of land sparing through intensification. Yet soy production is implicated in multiple problems beyond deforestation ranging from pesticide drift and contamination to social exclusion and conflicts in frontier zones to concentration of wealth and income among the largest landowners and corporations. This book explores in depth the complex dynamics of soy production from its diverse social settings to its transnational connections examining the politics of commodity and knowledge production the role of the state and the reach of corporate power in everyday life across soy landscapes in South America. Ultimately the collection encourages us to search and struggle for agroecological alternatives through which we may overcome the pitfalls of this massive transnational capitalist agro-industry. This book was originally published as a special issue of The Journal of Peasant Studies. | Soy Globalization and Environmental Politics in South America

GBP 38.99
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Agriculture and East-west European Integration

Agriculture and East-west European Integration

This title was first published in 2000: This volume analyzes key issues of the process of integrating Central and Eastern European countries with the European Union related to agriculture. The issues include the comparative advantage of CEEC agriculture and its development under various accession policy scenarios; the likely policy developments in both the CEECs and the EU based on economic social and political economy considerations; the expected economic impacts and adjustment costs for the agro-food sector under various policy outcomes; the most important constraints for integration including policy convergence issues and internal constraints; and how integration will potentially affect trade and labour flows in the Union. The country combines detailed country-specific and region-wide empirical and theoretical analysis. | Agriculture and East-west European Integration

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The Sociology of Food and Agriculture

The Sociology of Food and Agriculture

Thoroughly revised and updated the third edition of The Sociology of Food and Agriculture provides a cutting-edge comprehensive introduction to the study of food and society. The book begins by examining the food economy with chapters focusing on foodscapes the financialization of food and a new chapter dedicated to food and nutrition (in)security. In Part II the book addresses community and culture. While some books only look at the interrelationships between food and culture this section problematizes the food system from the standpoint of marginalized bodies. It contains chapters focusing on agricultural and food labor and the peasantries topics which are often overlooked and gender ethnicity and poverty. Part III examines food and the environment with chapters addressing important topics such as agro-ecosystems food justice sustainable food and agriculture and food sovereignty. The final part focuses on food futures and includes a brand-new chapter on sustainable diets and ethical consumption. The book concludes by showcasing how we can rethink food production and consumption in a way that can help heal social political and cultural divisions. All chapters draw on international case studies and include learning objectives suggested discussion questions and recommendations for further reading to aid student learning. The Sociology of Food and Agriculture is perfect for students of food studies including food justice food and nutrition security sustainable diets food sovereignty environmental sociology agriculture and cultural studies.

GBP 34.99
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Environmental Defenders Deadly Struggles for Life and Territory

Environmental Defenders Deadly Struggles for Life and Territory

This book is about environmental defenders and the violence they face while seeking to protect their land and the environment. Between 2002 and 2019 at least two thousand people were killed in 57 countries for defending their lands and the environment. Recent policy initiatives and media coverage have provided much needed attention to the protection and support of defenders but there has so far been little scholarly work. This edited volume explains who these defenders are what threats they face and what can be done to help support and protect them. Delving deep into the complex relations between and within communities corporations and government authorities the book highlights the diversity of defenders the collective character of their struggles the many drivers and forms of violence they are facing as well as the importance of emotions and gendered dimensions in protests and repression. Drawing on global case studies it examines the violence taking place around different types of development projects including fossil fuels agro-industrial renewable energy and infrastructure. The volume also examines the violence surrounding conservation projects including through militarized wildlife protection and surveillance technologies. The book concludes with a reflection on the perspectives of defenders about the best ways to support and protect them. It contrasts these with the lagging efforts of an international community often promoting economic growth over the lives of defenders. This volume is essential reading for all interested in understanding the challenges faced by environmental defenders and how to help and support them. It will also appeal to students scholars and practitioners involved in environmental protection environmental activism human rights social movements and development studies. | Environmental Defenders Deadly Struggles for Life and Territory

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