The Agri-Food System in Question: Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

Author:   John Wilkinson (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529244335


Pages:   206
Publication Date:   14 April 2026
Format:   Paperback
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The Agri-Food System in Question: Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players


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To mitigate climate, biodiversity, and public health crises, the global agrifood system needs radical change. The Global North remains central to agrifood innovation but new players in the South, especially Brazil and China, will increasingly determine its pace and direction. Investigating climate-controlled agriculture and alternatives to animal proteins, John Wilkinson shows that trade, investment, and innovation in agrifood is reorienting to the South. As the global population becomes increasingly urban, he skilfully illustrates the connections between social movements and technological innovation - and the need for consumer acceptance of new food habits.

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Author:   John Wilkinson (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529244335


ISBN 10:   1529244331
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   14 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Agri-Food System in Question since the 1970s 2. A New Pattern of Innovation in the Agri-Food System 3. Agriculture Reaches for the Skies: Climate-Controlled Agriculture and Vertical Farming 4. Animal Protein Chains under the Spotlight 5. China: The Pivot of the Global Agri-Food System Restructuring 6. Brazil on the Wrong Side of the Tracks? Maybe Not So Much 7. Countryside–City Revisited Conclusion

Reviews

""This is an essential book for both scholars and practitioners looking to understand the dynamic changes currently taking place in global agri-food and their effects on climate change."" Ruth Rama, National Research Council of Spain (CSIC)


Author Information

John Wilkinson is Professor at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Visiting Professor at the Federal Technology University of Paraná and Distinguished Lecturer and External Examiner to the American University of Rome.

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