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- Sets out the historical context for understanding the current challenges facing food production
- Gives a unique overview of the range of reformist, progressive and radical solutions to reforming the global food system
- Provides a framework for comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of different solutions
“The depth of the analysis and the wealth of references in Dave Watson’s book provide a solid foundation for understanding the implications of the pressing environmental challenges we face, particularly the global food crisis. His engaging style makes this book not only informative but also inspiring. It encourages us to rethink our relationship with food, to value our culinary traditions, and to promote systems that nourish not only individuals but also our planet.” (Book Review Published in International Journal of Environmental Studies – Professor Nadia Boutaleb, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco)
"Written from a supply side perspective, this is an excellent, well-written and comprehensive synthesis of a huge volume of literature on ways to improve the sustainability of food systems. I enjoyed reading it." (Professor Tim Benton, Distinguished Fellow - Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House - Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK)
Part 1 The global food system
- 1.Emergence of the global food system
- 2.Trouble at t'mill
- 3.Drivers and outcomes of change
Part 2 Competing paradigms of food production
- 4.Neo-productivist food systems
- 5.Reformist food systems
- 6.Progressive food systems
- 7.Radical food systems
Part 3 The golden chalice of sustainability and the evolution of food systems
- 8.The golden chalice of sustainability
- 9.Food system evolution