
Transforming Food Systems
The Quest for Sustainability
Dave Watson(Author)
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Published on 24. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
456 pages
978-1-80146-859-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sets out the historical context for understanding the current challenges facing food production
Gives a unique overview of the range of reformist, progressive and radical solutions to reforming the global food system
Provides a framework for comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of different solutions
Gives a unique overview of the range of reformist, progressive and radical solutions to reforming the global food system
Provides a framework for comparing the relative strengths and weaknesses of different solutions
Reviews / Votes
"The depth of the analysis and the wealth of references in Dave Watson's book provide a solid foundation for understanding the implications of the pressing environmental challenges we face, particularly the global food crisis. His engaging style makes this book not only informative but also inspiring. It encourages us to rethink our relationship with food, to value our culinary traditions, and to promote systems that nourish not only individuals but also our planet." (Book Review Published in International Journal of Environmental Studies - Professor Nadia Boutaleb, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco)"Written from a supply side perspective, this is an excellent, well-written and comprehensive synthesis of a huge volume of literature on ways to improve the sustainability of food systems. I enjoyed reading it." (Professor Tim Benton, Distinguished Fellow - Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House - Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
University and other researchers in agriculture, rural studies, food policy and environmental science, as well as government personnel involved in developing policies for agriculture and food production
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Color tables, photos and figures
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80146-859-6 (9781801468596)
DOI
10.19103/AS.2024.0156
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Person
Dr Dave Watson is a leading authority on sustainability issues affecting agriculture. He has taught at the University of Hull, UK as well as managing research programmes for the International Livestock Research Institute, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.
Content
Part 1 The global food system
1.Emergence of the global food system
2.Trouble at t'mill
3.Drivers and outcomes of change
Part 2 Competing paradigms of food production
4.Neo-productivist food systems
5.Reformist food systems
6.Progressive food systems
7.Radical food systems
Part 3 The golden chalice of sustainability and the evolution of food systems
8.The golden chalice of sustainability
9.Food system evolution
1.Emergence of the global food system
2.Trouble at t'mill
3.Drivers and outcomes of change
Part 2 Competing paradigms of food production
4.Neo-productivist food systems
5.Reformist food systems
6.Progressive food systems
7.Radical food systems
Part 3 The golden chalice of sustainability and the evolution of food systems
8.The golden chalice of sustainability
9.Food system evolution