The Resource The real cost of cheap food, Michael Carolan
The real cost of cheap food, Michael Carolan
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- Summary
- This challenging but accessible book critically examines the dominant food regime on its own terms, by seriously asking whether we can afford cheap food and exploring what exactly cheap food affords us. Detailing the numerous ways that food has become reduced to a state, such as a price per ounce, combination of nutrients, yield per acre, or calories, the book argues for a more contextual understanding of food when debating its affordability. The author makes a compelling case for why today's global food system produces just the opposite of what it promises. The food produced under this regime is in fact exceedingly expensive. Thus meat production and consumption are inefficient uses of resources and contribute to climate change; the use of pesticides in industrial-scale agriculture may produce cheap food, but there are hidden costs to environmental protection, human health and biodiversity conservation. Many of these costs will be paid for by future generations - cheap food today may mean expensive food tomorrow. By systematically assessing these costs the book delves into issues related, but not limited, to international development, national security, health care, industrial meat production, organic farming, corporate responsibility, government subsidies, food aid and global commodity markets. The book concludes by suggesting ways forward, going beyond the usual solutions such as farmers markets, community supported agriculture, and community gardens. Exploding the myth of cheap food requires we have at our disposal a host of practices and policies. Some of those proposed and explored include microloans, subsidies for consumers, vertical agriculture, and the democratization of subsidies for producers
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 272 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Cheap food, globalization and development
- Cheap food and conflict
- Cheap food, hunger and obesity
- Cheap meat
- Cheap food and the environment
- Cheap food ... but at what price?
- Cheap food, community and culture
- Cheap food: who wins?
- Making food affordable
- Isbn
- 9781849713214
- Label
- The real cost of cheap food
- Title
- The real cost of cheap food
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Carolan
- Subject
-
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Folkhälsa
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Jordbruk -- miljöaspekter
- Landwirtschaft
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Lebensmittelversorgung
- Livsmedelsförsörjning -- sociala aspekter
- Public health
- Public health
- Public health
- Soziale Kosten
- Jordbruk -- kostnader
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This challenging but accessible book critically examines the dominant food regime on its own terms, by seriously asking whether we can afford cheap food and exploring what exactly cheap food affords us. Detailing the numerous ways that food has become reduced to a state, such as a price per ounce, combination of nutrients, yield per acre, or calories, the book argues for a more contextual understanding of food when debating its affordability. The author makes a compelling case for why today's global food system produces just the opposite of what it promises. The food produced under this regime is in fact exceedingly expensive. Thus meat production and consumption are inefficient uses of resources and contribute to climate change; the use of pesticides in industrial-scale agriculture may produce cheap food, but there are hidden costs to environmental protection, human health and biodiversity conservation. Many of these costs will be paid for by future generations - cheap food today may mean expensive food tomorrow. By systematically assessing these costs the book delves into issues related, but not limited, to international development, national security, health care, industrial meat production, organic farming, corporate responsibility, government subsidies, food aid and global commodity markets. The book concludes by suggesting ways forward, going beyond the usual solutions such as farmers markets, community supported agriculture, and community gardens. Exploding the myth of cheap food requires we have at our disposal a host of practices and policies. Some of those proposed and explored include microloans, subsidies for consumers, vertical agriculture, and the democratization of subsidies for producers
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Carolan, Michael S
- Dewey number
- 338.1/9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD9000.5
- LC item number
- .C258 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- HD9000.5
- NAL item number
- .C258 2011
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Food supply
- Public health
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Folkhälsa
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Food supply
- Public health
- Lebensmittelversorgung
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Landwirtschaft
- Soziale Kosten
- Livsmedelsförsörjning
- Jordbruk
- Jordbruk
- Food supply
- Public health
- Agriculture
- Agriculture
- Label
- The real cost of cheap food, Michael Carolan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Cheap food, globalization and development -- Cheap food and conflict -- Cheap food, hunger and obesity -- Cheap meat -- Cheap food and the environment -- Cheap food ... but at what price? -- Cheap food, community and culture -- Cheap food: who wins? -- Making food affordable
- Control code
- ocn704907473
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849713214
- Lccn
- 2011003697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781849713214
- (OCoLC)704907473
- Label
- The real cost of cheap food, Michael Carolan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Cheap food, globalization and development -- Cheap food and conflict -- Cheap food, hunger and obesity -- Cheap meat -- Cheap food and the environment -- Cheap food ... but at what price? -- Cheap food, community and culture -- Cheap food: who wins? -- Making food affordable
- Control code
- ocn704907473
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9781849713214
- Lccn
- 2011003697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781849713214
- (OCoLC)704907473
Subject
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
- Folkhälsa
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Food supply -- Social aspects
- Agriculture -- Costs
- Jordbruk -- miljöaspekter
- Landwirtschaft
- Lebensmittelproduktion
- Lebensmittelversorgung
- Livsmedelsförsörjning -- sociala aspekter
- Public health
- Public health
- Public health
- Soziale Kosten
- Jordbruk -- kostnader
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