Routledge Contested Sustainability Discourses in Agrifood System

The industrial agrifood system faces a growing crisis due to negative ecological, economic, and social externalities. This book from the Earthscan Food and Agriculture series provides a deep look into why current systems are unsustainable across all dimensions. It documents and engages with the competing visions and contested discourses that shape our food future. By utilizing an incremental/reformist to transformation/radical continuum framework, the text identifies the core tensions within alternative agrifood movements. Readers will examine the friction between discourses that focus on food sovereignty, social justice, and fair trade against those that prioritize food security, efficiency, and free trade. This work is essential for those studying the complex social and economic shifts required to address the modern food crisis.