Nutrition, Food Markets and Agriculture

by Christin j. Jaggi
December 2021

Today, nutrition is mainly discussed under nutritional, medical-health or ideological aspects (e.g. vegetarianism, veganism, etc.). Although the food industry represents one of the most important markets, questions of food production, agriculture, food trade and biodiversity are mostly discussed under national auspices. Not only on the producer side, but also from the consumer perspective, food markets – although still nationally structured – have become more and more global markets, which can be seen, for example, in the development of food commodity prices. In addition, large food corporations are pursuing the strategy of standardizing the entire value chains in the agricultural and food sectors – under their control, mind you.

The book addresses economic issues related to food production, agriculture, food trade and biodiversity. Alternatives to traditional agriculture, factory farming, and biodiversity loss are discussed – and reflected upon from an economic perspective. Particular attention is paid to aspects of globalization.

Nutrition, Food Markets and Agriculture book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Ernahrung, Nahrungsmittelmarkte und Landwirtschaft by Christian J. Jaggi. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.