Nutrition, food markets and agriculture: economic issues against the background of globalization / Christian J. Jäggi.
Jäggi, Christian J.
2021
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Title Nutrition, food markets and agriculture: economic issues against the background of globalization / Christian J. Jäggi.
Author Jäggi, Christian J.
Uniform Title Ernährung, Nahrungsmittelmärkte und Landwirtschaft. English
ISBN 9783658346720 (electronic bk.)
3658346728 (electronic bk.)
365834671X
9783658346713
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34672-0
Publication Details Wiesbaden : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (133 pages)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-658-34672-0 doi
Call Number HD1415
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.1
Summary Today, nutrition is mainly discussed under nutritional, medical-health or ideological aspects (e.g. vegetarianism, veganism, etc.). Although the food industry represents one of the most important markets, questions of food production, agriculture, food trade and biodiversity are mostly discussed under national auspices. Not only on the producer side, but also from the consumer perspective, food markets - although still nationally structured - have become more and more global markets, which can be seen, for example, in the development of food commodity prices. In addition, large food corporations are pursuing the strategy of standardizing the entire value chains in the agricultural and food sectors - under their control, mind you. The book addresses economic issues related to food production, agriculture, food trade and biodiversity. Alternatives to traditional agriculture, factory farming, and biodiversity loss are discussed - and reflected upon from an economic perspective. Special attention is given to aspects of globalization. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Ernahrung, Nahrungsmittelmarkte und Landwirtschaft by Christian J. Jaggi, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2018. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Content Nutrition Food markets Agriculture Meat industry and fisheries Agricultural trade Biodiversity and organic farming Alternatives The Author Christian J. Jaggi, Dr. phil. Ethnologist, exec. Master of Non Profit Management and theologian, works and researches on issues of economics, migration and ethics. He teaches at various universities of applied sciences and is executive director of the non-profit association Inter-Active in Meggen/Switzerland.
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Intro
Introduction
Contents
1: Nutrition
1.1 Nutrition as Cultural History
1.2 Nutrition as an Expression of Lifestyle
1.3 Food and Globalisation
References
2: Food Markets
2.1 Food: Products and Services
2.2 Food Prices
2.3 Food Security
References
3: Agriculture
3.1 Agricultural Production
3.2 Agricultural Soil
3.3 The Race for Water
3.4 Genetic Engineering and Seed Control
3.5 On the Globalisation of Agriculture
References
4: Meat Industry and Fisheries
4.1 Animal Husbandry
4.2 Fisheries
References

5: Agricultural Trade
5.1 Producer Markets
5.2 Consumer Markets
References
6: Biodiversity and Organic Farming
6.1 Preserving Biodiversity
6.2 The Food Waste Problem
References
7: Alternatives
7.1 Digitisation as an Opportunity
7.2 Limiting the Sale of Agricultural Land to Investors
7.3 Innovative Products from Food Raw Materials
7.4 Reorientation Towards Garden-Type Agriculture?
7.5 Change of Diet
7.6 Organic Farming
References
8: Conclusion
8.1 Ethical Guidelines for Companies
8.2 Information and Education

8.3 Ecological Awareness Pays Off Economically
References

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