Many issues in food and agriculture are portrayed as
increasingly polarized. These include industrial vs. sustainable
agriculture, conventional vs. organic production methods, and
global vs. local food sourcing, to name only three. This book
address the origins, validity, consequences, and potential
resolution of these and other divergences.
Political and legal actions have resulted in significant
monetary and psycho-social costs for groups on both sides of these
divides. Rhetoric on many issues has caused misinformation and
confusion among consumers, who are unsure about the impact of their
food choices on nutrition, health, the environment, animal welfare,
and hunger. In some cases distrust has intensified to embitterment
on both sides of many issues, and even to violence. The book shows
that economic principles are used to help readers better understand
the divisiveness that prevails in the agricultural production, food
processing and food retailing industries.
The authors propose solutions to promote resolution and
depolarization between advocates with seemingly irreconcilable
differences. A multifaceted, diverse, but targeted approach to food
production and consumption is suggested to promote social
well-being, and reduce or eliminate misinformation, anxiety,
transaction costs and hunger.
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