Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: The Impact of Globalization

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: The Impact of Globalization
ISBN-10
0761995439
ISBN-13
9780761995432
Category
Business & Economics / Economics / General
Pages
514
Language
English
Published
2002-12-02
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
Vandana Shiva, Gitanjali Bedi

Description

Sustainable agriculture is based on the sustainable use of natural resources land, water and agricultural biodiversity, including that of plants and animals. The sustainable use of these, in turn, requires that their ownership and control lie with decentralised agricultural communities to generate livelihoods, provide food and conserve natural resources. These three dimensions of ecological security, livelihood security and food security are the essential elements of an agriculture policy which is sustainable and equitable. This book shows how the processes of globalization threaten to undermine all three dimensions, and calls for immediate action.

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