{"product_id":"who-really-feeds-the-world-the-failures-of-agribusiness-and-the-promise-of-agroecology-paperback","title":"Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVandana Shiva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the world's most formidable environmentalists\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A star among environmental, activist, and anti-corporate circles\" --\u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Really Feeds the World? \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful manifesto and a call-to-action for the solutions we need and the steps we need to take to survive in an era of climate collapse, threatened foodways, and urgent unsustainability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is a rallying cry for agricultural justice, resilience, and genuine sustainability, and draws upon revolutionary environmental activist Vandana Shiva's 30+ years of research and accomplishments in the field. Instead of relying on genetic modification and large-scale monocropping to solve the world's food crisis, she proposes that we look to agroecology--the knowledge of the interconnectedness that creates food--as a truly life-giving alternative to the harmful industrial paradigms of Big Ag. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShiva succinctly and eloquently lays out the networks of people and processes that feed the world, exploring issues of diversity, the needs of small farmers, the importance of seed saving, the movement toward localization, and the role of women in producing the world's food.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVandana Shiva is a physicist, world-renowned environmental thinker and activist, and a tireless crusader for economic, food, and gender justice. She is the author and editor of many influential books, including \u003ci\u003eMaking Peace with the Earth, Earth Democracy, Soil Not Oil, Staying Alive, Stolen Harvest, Water Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlobalization's New Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Shiva is the recipient of more than twenty international awards, among them the Right Livelihood Award (1993); the John Lennon-Yoko Ono Grant for Peace (2008); The Sydney Peace Prize (2010); and the Calgary Peace Prize (Canada, 2011). In addition, she is a board member of the World Future Council and one of the leaders and board members of the International Forum on Globalization (whose other members include Jerry Mander, Edward Goldsmith, Ralph Nader, and Jeremy Rifkin). She travels frequently to speak at conferences around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52489071198482,"sku":"9781623170622","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/dR4afW46Hs9781623170622.webp?v=1783266806","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/who-really-feeds-the-world-the-failures-of-agribusiness-and-the-promise-of-agroecology-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}