The questions of population growth and food supply have long been of central concern to economists. The World Food Economy seeks to examine the lessons of the p

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat. The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'foo

Bridges the gap between global farmers and fishermen and American consumers America now imports twice as much food as it did a decade ago. What does this increa

Interestingly, some relief from today's woes may come from ancient human practices. While current agri-food production models rely on abundant supplies of water

Norberg-Hodge, Todd Merrifield, and Steven Gorelick of the International Society for Ecology and Culture discuss how a shift towards local food economies would