Suchergebnisse

It is divided into 6 parts: More efficient distribution and conservation of food stuffs; Lower costs through the middlemen and retailing; Lower costs through municipal markets and direct marketing; Lower costs through farm credits and advertising; Lower costs through cooperation; Elements in a constructive program for lower distribution costs.

Part 1 is listed in the 1940 annual.

Understanding the unequal access to food requires an understanding of how food distribution systems work today. Food markets are critical for food distribution, especially in a world dominated by free-market principles and trade liberalization. Markets and their intrinsic volatility have compounded the problem of unequal access in recent decades. The economic, social and political consequences are far-reaching. This article discusses local and global food distribution and focuses on how financialization affected international food markets. It is argued that, instead of liberalizing and deregulating even more, we should be looking for more sensible ways of regulating and stabilizing food supply systems at the global and local levels.