Global Governance of Food Production and Consumption: Issues and ChallengesElgar, 2007 - 294 pages The provision of food is undergoing radical transformations throughout the global community. Peter Oosterveer argues that, as a consequence, conventional national governmental regulations can no longer adequately respond to existing and emerging food risks and to environmental concerns. This book examines these challenges. Translating recent innovative thinking in the social sciences - as seen in the work of Manuel Castells and John Urry amongst others - to the world of food, this book reviews the challenges facing global food governance and the innovative regulatory arrangements that are being introduced by different governments, NGOs and private companies. The analysis includes case-studies on the European BSE crisis, GM-food regulation, salmon and shrimp farming and food labelling. The author highlights how contemporary governance arrangements also have to acknowledge increasing consumer demand for food produced with care for the environment, animal welfare and social justice. Developing and implementing adequate global food governance arrangements therefore demands the active involvement of private firms, consumers, and civil society organisations with national governments. Peter Oosterveer's book will appeal to scholars - postgraduate and above - involved in industrial organization, agricultural studies and environmental sciences as well as those with an interest in the globalisation and governance of this important and topical area. |
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... exports in agricultural products ( index : 1990 = 100 ) 2 Agricultural products 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Volume world production 103 106 ... exports in agricultural products Top 15 food exporting and importing countries (2000)
... exports only represent a small percentage of their total production . Wheat , for example , is the world's largest export crop among the cereals , but only 17 per cent of the global wheat production is exported . The remaining 83 per ...
... exporters from Australia and New Zealand . Japanese au- thorities declared that the US could only resume its beef exports to the country when all cattle were tested and when the USDA confirmed that this testing was being done properly ...
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Current debates on global food governance | 14 |
Studying the governance of flows of food in the global | 41 |
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