The Ethics of Agribusiness: Justice and Global Food in Focus

Abstract

This book offers an original perspective on food supply chains. It argues that the ability to trade food on a global scale could be intrinsically good aside from any instrumental value that people gain from it.

While the author's argument seems to counter wholesale anti-agribusiness views, it is consistent with the larger goals of food-justice movements. The author examines the structures of food supply chains, revealing the kinds of harm they help produce. They include slavery, abusive labor, geopolitical exploitation, ecological degradation, and public health impacts. Although the book argues that food supply chains can be collectively beneficial, eliminating their immoral features must hold steady as a continuous enterprise. Securing this outcome means that we go beyond critique. The final chapter advocates for the sustainable food label to address issues of food justice and food sovereignty.

Ethics in Agribusiness will interest researchers and advanced students working in food ethics, environmental ethics, and agricultural ethics.

Department(s)

Arts, Languages, and Philosophy

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-100325550-5

Document Type

Book

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Table of Contents

  1. The First Link: Introduction, Methodology, and Overview
  2. Food Problems
  3. Food Chains and Applied Mereology
  4. Globalized Opacity
  5. Agribusiness Technology
  6. Moral Ordering for Agribusiness
  7. The Intrinsic Value of Food Chains
  8. Conclusion

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© 2022 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

25 Aug 2022

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