Agri-Food System in Question

John Wilkinson is Professor at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Visiting Professor at the Federal Technology University of Paraná and Distinguished Lecturer and External Examiner to the American University of Rome.

• Introduction1. The Agri-Food System in Question since the 1970s 2. A New Pattern of Innovation in the Agri-Food System3. Agriculture Reaches for the Skies: Climate-Controlled Agriculture and Vertical Farming4. Animal Protein Chains under the Spotlight 5. China: The Pivot of the Global Agri-Food System Restructuring6. Brazil on the Wrong Side of the Tracks? Maybe Not So Much7. Countryside–City Revisited Conclusion

"This is an essential book for both scholars and practitioners looking to understand the dynamic changes currently taking place in global agri-food and their effects on climate change." Ruth Rama, National Research Council of Spain (CSIC)