ABSTRACT
Securing sustainable food for everyone is one of the world's most pressing challenges, but research, policy, and programmes remain fragmented, and effective solutions have been slow to emerge. This book takes on these challenges by proposing a range of solutions that can advance pathways towards sustainable food futures.
Complete with recipes, this book is structured so that readers are taken in a logical progression through discussions of solutions, highlighting the need to recognise the importance of place and the importance of participation, and to challenge dominant descriptions of markets, through to re-designing food systems.
The solutions presented in this book are based on real-world cases, but discussions remain deliberately broad to encourage thinking in new ways. Cases are drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The book is of relevance to those interested in sustainable food futures, and can serve as a supplementary textbook for a wide range of courses in food studies and related disciplines.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|59 pages
Recognizing place
chapter 4|15 pages
Place-based food systems
part II|42 pages
Enhancing participation
chapter 6|12 pages
The Political Economy of Customary Land Rights in Mozambique
chapter 7|14 pages
Small-scale Aquaculture in the Bolivian Amazon
chapter 8|14 pages
Building ‘a world where many worlds fit’
part III|44 pages
Challenging markets
chapter 9|14 pages
Knowing how to bring food to the market
chapter 11|16 pages
The solution cannot be conventionalized
part IV|40 pages
Designing sustainable food futures
chapter 13|11 pages
Soil currency
chapter 14|15 pages
From Pirate Islands to Communities of Hope
part V|13 pages
Conclusions
