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The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Food, Water and Society (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Food, water and society: what is managed by whom, and with what
impacts? Our food supply chains are at risk. Water
resources-sometimes scarce, often damaged, and always
under-valued-are among the major reasons why food and water
security rank high every year in the World Economic Forum's major
global risk analysis. A stable and sustainable food system is
critical to society's survival. This Handbook shows that keeping
the food system stable comes at the expense of the environment,
especially of water resources and those who consume and manage
them. The way the food system operates reflects hard political
realities. Rather than pay for the environmental costs of
sustainable production, society expects food at ever lower prices.
Governments reflect their electorates in this regard. Given that
farm production may account for as little as 10% of the food value
chain in wealthy economies, it is striking that governments have
been unwilling (or unable) to put in place the essential laws and
accountability that would enable famers to ensure both production
and stewardship. Corporate food traders, food manufacturers, and
retailers on the other hand operate in markets that make profits
and pay taxes. But these corporations are not contractually bound
to utilize highly nutritious, sustainably produced food
commodities. The articles in this Oxford Handbook have been written
by water and food system scientists and professionals, including
farmers, rarely heard voices who understand the problems of food
producers, food manufacturers, and regulating markets and public
policy. The articles address the blind spots of society and its
public policymakers, demonstrating the importance of informing
society about the consequences of its food preferences and the
heroic challenges it is beginning to face. The damage we are doing
to our water and soil ecosystems is as important as the damage we
do to the atmosphere. Impressed by the technical and organizational
advances of the past two centuries, the contributors featured in
this book also take note of where economic inefficiencies and
cultural deadlock in a 4,000 year old system are putting our
critical food supply chains at risk.
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