Global Issues

John Madeley unmasks the global effort to deprive the South of its ability to feed itself. This book brings out clearly the machinations being used to bulldoze developing country agriculture and food sovereignty in the name of feeding the poor and hungry. * Devinder Sharma, food and trade policy analyst, New Delhi *
I welcome John Madeley's new book as another contribution to the debate on world hunger and the role of agriculture. His long experience in this field has enabled him to draw together many strands in this volume and I hope that it will help to stimulate decision-makers to muster the necessary political will and resources to tackle the scourges of hunger and under-nutrition that still affect more than 800 million people worldwide. * Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations *
A timely book illustrating how a great range of technologies and processes are promoting transitions towards agricultural sustainability that are in turn improving both environments and the lives of the poor. * Jules Pretty, University of Essex *
A good and very well-written introduction to agricultural development. John Madeley makes a strong case for small-scale, sustainable agriculture as the means to achieve food security for the two billion people who currently lack it. He covers a huge range of issues, including trade, gender, credit, land rights and the record of the World Bank and UN agencies. * New Agriculturalist *