Handbook on the Globalisation of Agriculture by Guy M. Robinson (English) Paperb

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Agriculture is becoming increasingly influenced by globalisation.The expert contributors cover themes including the physical basis of agriculture, the influence of trade policies, the nature of globalised agriculture, and resistance to globalisation in the form of attempts to foster sustainability and multifunctional agricultural systems.

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Agriculture is becoming increasingly influenced by globalisation. The result is a more interconnected world where new forms of trade and cultural exchange can thrive on an international level. This novel Handbook provides insights to the ways in which globalization is affecting the whole agri-food system, from farms to the consumer.The expert contributors cover themes including the physical basis of agriculture, the influence of trade policies, the nature of globalised agriculture, and resistance to globalisation in the form of attempts to foster sustainability and multifunctional agricultural systems. They present a state-of-the-art summary of current debates and provide a starting point for subsequent research into solutions aimed at addressing food insecurity, global hunger and uneven development.Drawing upon studies from around the world, the Handbook will appeal to a broad and varied readership, across academics, students, and policy-makers interested in economics, trade, geography, sociology and political science.Contributors: K. Anderson, D.K. Bardsley, P. Basu, A. Blay-Palmer, S. Bringezu, L. Bryant, D. Burch, D.A. Carson, A. Dorward, J. Entwistle, S.J. Fielke, D. Fuchs, T. Gomiero, W. Grant, P. Hoppe, B. Ilbery, A. Kalfagianni, J. Klepek, I. Knezevic, G. Lawrence, T. Li, Y. Liu, H. Long, D. Maye, J. Morrison, S. Nicholson, M. O'Brien, A. Omer, C.R. Parfitt, K.E. Rickson, R.E. Rickson, D.F. Robinson, G.M. Robinson, N. Russell, B.A. Scholten, H. Schütz, S.R. Sippel, R. Taylor, B. Winders

Author Biography

Edited by Guy M. Robinson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Population, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Senior Departmental Fellow, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK and Doris A. Carson, Researcher, Department of Geography and Economic History, Umeå University, Sweden

Table of Contents

Contents:1. The Globalisation of Agriculture: Introducing the HandbookGuy M. Robinson and Doris A. CarsonPART ITHE PHYSICAL BASIS OF AGRICULTURE2. Agriculture and Environment: Fundamentals and Future PerspectivesRos Taylor and Jane Entwistle3. Effects of Agricultural Activities on Biodiversity and Ecosystems: Organic versus Conventional FarmingTiziano Gomiero4. Measuring and Managing the Global Agricultural Foot-print of Countries' ConsumptionStefan Bringezu, Helmut Schütz and Meghan O'Brien5. Meeting the Food Security Challenge through Sustainable IntensificationNoel Russell and Amani OmerPART IIGLOBALISATION AND POLICY REGIMES6. Agricultural TradeWyn Grant7. US Agricultural Policy and the Globalization of World AgricultureBill Winders8. Contributions of Trade Reforms to Agriculture's GlobalizationKym Anderson9. Heroes, Villains and Victims: Agricultural Subsidies and Their Impacts on Food Security and Poverty ReductionAndrew Dorward and Jamie Morrison10. Agricultural Production in China under GlobalizationHualou Long, Yansui Liu and Tingting LiPART IIIGLOBALISATION AND TRANS-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS11. Geographies and Histories of the Green Revolution: From Global Flows to Place-based ExperiencesPratyusha Basu and James Klepek12. Biotechnology and the Global Food Riots: Why Genetically Modified Foods Will Not End World HungerSimon Nicholson13. Private Agrifood Governance and the Challenges for SustainabilityAgni Kalfagianni and Doris Fuchs14. Trade-related Intellectual Property: Implications for the Global Seed Industry, Food Sovereignty and Farmers' RightsClaire R. Parfitt and Daniel F. Robinson15. The Financialization of Food and FarmingGeoffrey Lawrence, Sarah Ruth Sippel and David Burch16. All You Need is Export? Moroccan Farmers Juggling Global and Local MarketsSarah Ruth Sippel17. Inequality Regimes in Food Processing IndustriesLia Bryant18. Global Companies and Local Community Relations: Power, Access and Partnership in Food Production and Rural Resource DevelopmentRoy E. Rickson, Kara E. Rickson, Peter Hoppe and David BurchPART IVCHALLENGES TO THE GLOBALISATION OF AGRICULTURE19. Multifunctional Agricultural Transition: Essential for Local Diversity in a Globalised WorldSimon James Fielke20. Recreating Diversity for Resilient and Adaptive Agricultural SystemsDouglas K. Bardsley21. The Changing Dynamics of Alternative Agri-food Networks: A European PerspectiveBrian Ilbery and Damian Maye22. Building Sustainable Communities through Alternative Food SystemsAlison Blay-Palmer and Irena Knezevic23. The 'White Revolution' and Dual Dairy Economy StructuresBruce A. ScholtenIndex

Review

'Guy Robinson and Doris Carson have assembled a wonderfully comprehensive and timely book that both reveals and joins together the many and varied elements of diverse contemporary agriculture and food production systems. The book stands as a valuable scan of the diverse forces and processes of change in agriculture and also makes visible, through its various and well-chosen case analyses, the abiding and sometimes colliding roles of structure, agency, power and place in shaping farm and food futures.' -- John Smithers, University of Guelph, Canada'An excellent, timely and innovative contribution to the wide-ranging debates on the globalisation of agriculture. The book brings together a wide array of authors who approach agricultural globalisation issues from various angles spanning both the social and natural sciences, including key contributions on agriculture/environment issues, food security challenges, policy regimes, transnational corporations, and challenges of an increasingly globalised agriculture.' -- Geoff A. Wilson, Plymouth University, UK'It is clear that this handbook provides a wide and very rich overview of topics, themes, theoretical reflections and scholarly debates addressing recent transformations in global agriculture in its broadest terms. The volume excels due to a combination of wide perspectives with multiple foci. In general, the chapters are clear and concise, illustrating the wealth and depth of this research area. That makes this volume an excellent reference work and a sound point of departure for new research.' -- Comparativ - Zeitschrift für Globalgeschichte und vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung

Review Quote

'Guy Robinson and Doris Carson have assembled a wonderfully comprehensive and timely book that both reveals and joins together the many and varied elements of diverse contemporary agriculture and food production systems. The book stands as a valuable scan of the diverse forces and processes of change in agriculture and also makes visible, through its various and well-chosen case analyses, the abiding and sometimes colliding roles of structure, agency, power and place in shaping farm and food futures.'

Details ISBN1786436531 Author Doris A. Carson Pages 528 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1786436531 ISBN-13 9781786436535 Publication Date 2016-12-30 Language English Year 2016 Format Paperback DEWEY 338.1 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2016-12-30 NZ Release Date 2016-12-30 UK Release Date 2016-12-30 Series Handbooks on Globalisation series Edited by Doris A. Carson Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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