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Food Systems

This guide is directed primarily at students in the School for Environment and Sustainability whose work intersects with the Food Systems theme. Includes resources for studying food as it relates to environmental issues, sustainability, policy & society.

Food & Society ⟩ Resources

Food Barons Report from ETC Group:

ETC Group’s 2022 update of corporate concentration offers a snapshot of the world’s Food Barons – the biggest players up and down the industrial food and agriculture chain. We examine the leading corporations that control each of 11 key industrial “agrifood” sectors: seeds, agrochemicals, livestock genetics, synthetic fertilizers, farm machinery, animal pharmaceuticals, commodity traders, food processors, Big Meat, grocery retail and food delivery. Rankings are based on 2020 sales figures.

Last Updated: Nov 13, 2024 3:04 PM