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Agricultural Business/Agribusiness
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAfrica's Farm Revolution - Who will Benefit? Morlin-Yron, Sophie; Tickell, Oliver Article 2014 A farming revolution is under way in Africa, pushed by giant corporations and the UK's aid budget. It will surely be good for the global economy, but will Africa's small farmers see the benefit? Agri-Terrorists Accuse Seed Bank of Agri-Terrorism: The Terror of GMOs Carson, Kevin Article 2014 Since their beginnings, the USDA and state departments of agriculture have heavily subsidized, and acted as the enforcement arm of, the corporate agribusiness crime syndicate, terrorizing people who p... Agrica's Tanzania Rice Scheme Has Devastated Local Farmers, Say NGOs Smallteacher, Richard Article 2015 A flagship rice plantation in Tanzania run by UK investors has allegedly destroyed the livelihoods of local smallholder farmers, driven them into debt and impacted the local environment, according to ... Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public  Drucker, Steven M. Book 2015 Drucker elucidates the scientific facts about genetically engineered foods that the PR myths have been obscuring. California drought: agribusiness, fracking untouched by water rationing Blake, Evan Article 2015 California has responded to the drought by rationing water, with $500 fines for domestic 'water wasters'. But agribusiness and water-intensive industries like fracking remain untouched by the restrict... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Democracy for the Few Parenti, Michael Book 1988 How does the U.S. political system work and for what purpose? What are the major forces shaping political life and how do they operate? Who governs in the United States? Who gets what, when, how, and ... Food, Shelter and the American Dream Aronowitz, Stanley Book 1974 Discusses the state of the American economy, the consequences for politics and culture that might arise from the new situation, and possible solutions. Ghana's women farmers resist the G7 plan to grab Africa's seeds Chow,Heidi Article 2015 Sharing and saving seed is a crucial part of traditional farming all over Africa. Governments, backed by multinational seed companies, are imposing oppressive seed laws that attack the continent's mai... Global Agribusiness, Dependency and the Marginalisation of Self-Sufficiency, Organic Farming and Agroecology Todhunter, Colin Article 2016 Is organic-based farming merely a niche model of agriculture that is not capable of feeding the global population? Or does it have a major role to play? In addressing these questions, it would be usef... GMOs, Development and the Politics of Unhappiness Todhunter, Colin Article 2016 Modern state-corporate capitalism is stripping the environment bare through unsustainable levels of consumption. It is legitimised by a deceitful ideology that attempts to justify and sell a system wh... GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of Choice Todhunter, Colin Article 2018 One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is... Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives Steel, Carolyn Book 2008 Hungry City details the transformation of the food industry and it's not so benevolent impact on humanity. Obesity, diabetes and heart disease are the by-products of a system that is characterized by ... I was wrong on veganism: Traditional livestock production makes ecological sense Monbiot, George Article 2010 An environmental reporter reviews the environmental impacts of meat production in the developed world. He finds that First World meat production is incredibly wasteful but that this is not a requireme... Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonization Article 2015 Across Africa, laws are being rewritten to open farming up to an agribusiness invasion - displacing millions of small cultivators and replacing them with a new model of profit-oriented agriculture usi... Meat: A Benign Extravagance Fairlie, Simon Book 2010 An exploration of the difficult environmental and ethical issues that surround the human consumption of animal flesh. Monsanto: Contamination By All Means Necessary Todhuner, Colin Article 2013 What happens when you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state's food and agricultural policies? Consumers and farmers end up paying the price. Monsanto vs. Vernon Bowman's Farm: The Fiction of Intellectual Property Knapp, Thomas L. Article 2013 Monsanto’s entire case against Vernon Bowman — as with Percy Schmeiser — is that their profits will be negatively affected if they’e not empowered to dictate what Vernon Bowman does on his own land an... Mozambique's Movement to End Land Grabs Lemos, Anabela; Adler, Simone (eds.) Article 2016 To corporations, the forest is only business. To communities, the forest is everything: trees, medicine, culture, spirituality. Land-grabbing and the removal of communities from forests and land break... Neoliberal Ebola: The Agroeconomic Origins of the Ebola Outbreak Wallace, Rob Article 2015 Wallace describes the rise of Ebola, connecting its outbreak to capital-driven shifts in land and changes in the agroeconomic context. The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now? Cummins, Ronnie Article 2011 Unprecedented wholesale and retail control of the organic marketplace by companies employing a business model of selling twice as much so-called "natural" food as certified organic food, coupled with ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2015: Sustainability, ecology, and agriculture Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue features a number of items related to sustainability, ecology, and agriculture, including Vandana Shiva's article "Small is the New Big," the Council of Canadians' new report on water issue... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018: What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... The Right-to-Farm Scam: Third Wave Corporatocracy Fitz, Don Article 2014 When Monsanto’s home state of Missouri passed the “Right to Farm” on August 5, 2014 the third noose of corporate control tightened around the neck of the US. Unlike the first two steps of corporate d... The Spider & The Fly, Agribusiness and the Farmer, The Way it Really is Book 1981 This account of potato farming issues in New Brunswick was prepared by the National Farmers' Union for the Farmers' Enquiry in New Brunswick. Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World's Food System Patel, Raj Book 2007 This investigation into the global food market postulates that the current state of population health, where one billion people are overweight and one billion people are starving exemplifies the diseq... There's Nothing Parochial About the Issue of GMO Food Labeling Latham, Jonathan Article 2017 A criticism of the notion that the issue of labelling GMO foods is too narrow in focus, detailing the complexities of the issue and arguing for the broader importance of labelling. Toward the Agro-Police State: You’ll Need an iPad if You Want to be a Farmer Ruiz-Marrero, Carmelo Article 2014 The main problem with precision agriculture -- and the hype that surrounds it -- is the faulty assumptions that it rests on. The problems of agriculture are not caused by a lack of technology, or even... Two Decades of Monsanto's Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in India Shiva, Vandana Article 2017 Over the two decades since Monsanto entered India, it has violated laws, deceived Indian farmers by making unscientific and fraudulent claims, extracted super profits through illegal royalty collectio... What are we eating?: Introduction to Other Voices, January 21, 2018 Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Will GM Crops Collapse the Food System? Goodman, Jim Article 2014 Often when a technology is introduced one never considers why it was introduced or what future events and connections may be put in motion. Clearly the trend to global crop production and marketing ha... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryMonsanto's Worst Fear May Be Coming True Latham, Jonathan 2015 The Chipotle restaurant chain decides to make its product lines GMO-free -- a trend that may be a threat to Monsanto's goal of controlling the food industry. |
