Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward

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Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK) Laila Kassam (Animal Think Tank, Lancaster, UK)

Rethinking Food and Agriculture

New Ways Forward

Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK), Laila Kassam (Animal Think Tank, Lancaster, UK), Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK) , Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK)

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Woodhead Publishing
21 October 2020

Development economics; Management of specific areas; Agriculture & related industries; Agronomy & crop production

Given the central role of the food and agriculture system in driving so many of the connected ecological, social and economic threats and challenges we currently face, Rethinking Food and Agriculture reviews, reassesses and reimagines the current food and agriculture system and the narrow paradigm in which it operates.

Rethinking Food and Agriculture explores and uncovers some of the key historical, ethical, economic, social, cultural, political, and structural drivers and root causes of unsustainability, degradation of the agricultural environment, destruction of nature, short-comings in science and knowledge systems, inequality, hunger and food insecurity, and disharmony. It reviews efforts towards ‘sustainable development’, and reassesses whether these efforts have been implemented with adequate responsibility, acceptable societal and environmental costs and optimal engagement to secure sustainability, equity and justice. The book highlights the many ways that farmers and their communities, civil society groups, social movements, development experts, scientists and others have been raising awareness of these issues, implementing solutions and forging ‘new ways forward’, for example towards paradigms of agriculture, natural resource management and human nutrition which are more sustainable and just.

Rethinking Food and Agriculture proposes ways to move beyond the current limited view of agro-ecological sustainability towards overall sustainability of the food and agriculture system based on the principle of ‘inclusive responsibility’. Inclusive responsibility encourages ecosystem sustainability based on agro-ecological and planetary limits to sustainable resource use for production and livelihoods. Inclusive responsibility also places importance on quality of life, pluralism, equity and justice for all and emphasises the health, well-being, sovereignty, dignity and rights of producers, consumers and other stakeholders, as well as of nonhuman animals and the natural world.

Edited by: Amir Kassam (University of Reading UK), Laila Kassam (Animal Think Tank, Lancaster, UK), Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK), Amir Kassam (University of Reading, UK), Laila Kassam (Animal Think Tank, Lancaster, UK)
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 151mm,
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9780128164105
ISBN 10: 0128164107
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 21 October 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Amir Kassam OBE, FRSB, PhD, is visiting professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at the University of Reading, UK. Laila Kassam PhD is a development economist and has been working in rural development since 2003, and is a co-founder of Animal Think Tank.

Reviews for Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward

This new book invites authors to write chapters with wide views on how agriculture should move forward in the future. By doing so it uncovers some of the key historical, ethical, economic, social, cultural, political, and structural drivers and root causes of unsustainability, degradation of the agricultural environment, destruction of nature, short-comings in science and knowledge systems, inequality, hunger and food insecurity, and disharmony. It reviews efforts towards 'sustainable development', and reassesses whether these efforts have been implemented with adequate responsibility, acceptable societal and environmental costs and optimal engagement to secure sustainability, equity and justice. --Scoop it!-Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group