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Transforming Agriculture and Foodways: The Digital-Molecular Convergence

By David Goodman

Book information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9781529231489
DOI
10.56687/9781529231489
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4253978 bytes)
Pages
176\153
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 10:22:25

Description

A wave of innovation driven by the convergence of digital and molecular technologies is transforming food production and ways of eating in the US, Western Europe and Australasia. This book explores a range of contemporary agri-food issues, such as the digitalisation of farm production, aka Precision Agriculture, farmer independence, gene editing, alternative proteins and the rise of app-based home food deliveries. This is the first book to provide a systemic analysis of technological innovation and its socio-economic consequences in modern food systems, including the ‘hollowing out’ of rural communities and pronounced industrial concentration. The food system is under growing public pressure to respond to global climate change but this book finds little evidence of transition to sustainable low-carbon trajectories.

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