Globalization and Food System

Poverty and the Globalization of the Food and Agriculture System

Supporters of globalization argue that the process offers opportunities for poor people in developing countries to improve their livelihoods and grow out of poverty, whereas skeptics claim that globalization poses new risks to the well-being of poor people. The globalization of the food and agriculture system is at the center of this debate, because so many of the poor depend on agriculture as ...

Food, Power, and Globalization in Samoa

The effect of globalization on Samoan diet has been well documented as has the subsequent epidemic of obesity among Samoans. The Samoan diet began a transition in the 1830s with the introduction of more and more imported food items, culminating in a situation by the latter part of the 20 century that required the continued importation of food to meet the dietary needs of the population of the S...

WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health Globalization, Food and Nutrition Transitions Globalization Knowledge Network

Preface The Globalization Knowledge Network (GKN) was formed in 2005 with the purpose of examining how contemporary globalization was influencing social determinants of health. It was one of nine Knowledge Networks providing evidence-informed guidance to the work of the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-2008): like most of the Knowledge Networks, its ...

Attaining food and environmental security in an era of globalization

Attaining the twin goals of food and environmental security in the coming decades poses a significant sustainability challenge. This paper examines the food and environmental security implications of a range of policies affecting the global food economy and terrestrial ecosystems, first in the context of historically segmented markets, and secondly in a hypothetical future world of fully integr...

Governance and Food Security in an Aga of Globalization