A Rough Guide to the UK Farming Crisis
Contents
- Introduction
- A bit of history: the development of the industrial food and farming system
- The UK farming crisis: which crisis do you mean?
- The UK farm income crisis
- The web of interlinked crises
- The global context: an even greater farming crisis in the developing world
- Casting the blame for the UK farming crisis
- The global trade in food
- Trade liberalisation: the economic principles
- A brief history of global trade agreements
- Who really benefits from trade liberalisation?
- Corporate influence on global agricultural trade policy
- Trade liberalisation: on balance good or bad for the developing world?
- Corporate control of the food system
- Where does the money go?
- Maximising profits, minimising competition
- The power of the UK supermarkets
- Rebalancing power in the food system: some ideas
- Food sovereignty
- Removing food and agriculture from international trade agreements
- Dismantling corporations
- Creating new food networks
- Movement building
- Conclusion - food control or food democracy?
- Resources on food and farming
- Further reading
- Glossary
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