Introduction -- Preliminary tools -- Black peoples' territories in Colombia and Ecuador : beyond capitalist accumulation and peripheral economy -- The long history of the palm oil agribusiness and development in Tumaco and San Lorenzo -- Imperialism, unequal exchange and palm oil -- Capital...

Does the industrial food complex present a public health problem? -- Does the industrial food complex encourage obesity? -- Does the industrial food complex harm the environment? -- Does the industrial food complex increase economic inequality?

The need for agribusiness -- Agricultural economics -- International agricultural trade -- The role of technology -- Farm management -- The agricultural value chain -- Agribusiness corporates -- Risk management for agribusiness -- Agribusiness lending -- Agribusiness trade finance --...

Boar. The Dover Flies -- The Herd : Intimate Biosecurity and Posthuman Labor -- Sow. Somos Puercos -- Stimulation : Instincts in Production -- Hog. Lutalyse -- Stockperson : Love, Muscles, and the Industrial Runt -- Carcass. Miss Wicked -- Biological System : Breaking In at the End of Industrial...

Innovations are fast changing the agricultural landscape driven by the increasing need to shift towards sustainable practices without sacrificing the productivity and profitability of farming. Innovations in technology, institutions, processes, and products have contributed to the growth of...

The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...