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Zusatztext Readers of Food Citizenship will encounter a veritable treatise on the evolving global food industry. Goldberg delves into the vertical production, manufacturing, and distribution of the food that winds its way through an increasingly integrated system before ultimately ending up on one's table. The author crafts a comprehensive macro view of agribusiness without giving short shrift to the reality on a micro level... Thought provoking, timely, and scholarly, this is an Insightful and nontraditional examination of the global food system. Informationen zum Autor Ray A. Goldberg is the George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus at Harvard University. He is the pioneer of the field of agribusiness, and for 60 years he has studied the people and firms who are making a difference around the food system. Klappentext The global food system is the largest segment of the world's economy. As Ray Goldberg suggests, it is also the largest health system on the planet. And it is changing fast. Through Goldberg's interviews with changemakers in government, private industry, academia, and nonprofits, this book takes a panoramic and in-depth look at how these leaders are driving a revolution. Zusammenfassung The global food system is the largest segment of the world's economy. As Ray Goldberg suggests, it is also the largest health system on the planet. And it is changing fast. Through Goldberg's interviews with changemakers in government, private industry, academia, and nonprofits, this book takes a panoramic and in-depth look at how these leaders are driving a revolution.
