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A review by rachelb36
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply by Vandana Shiva
3.0
3.5 stars
"The cheapness of industrially produced food and expensiveness of organic foods does not reflect their cost of production but the heavy subsidies given to industrial agriculture." p 119
This is a book about how agro giants are taking over food production and destroying crop diversity, livelihoods, etc.
The author is Indian and the book focuses on the agricultural landscape of India, which was a refreshing perspective. Sadly, mentions of the U.S. were (rightly) negative.
Also sad is the misplaced worship of food culture. In India, seeds and harvests are worshiped. In the U.S., agro profits made from exploitation are worshiped.
The book was really informative. I knew a little about the subject going on, but the book provided me with a much more thorough understanding.
It's not necessarily the easiest to read, though, since there are a lot of statistics and acronyms used. Also, this is relatively old now (published in 2000), so while the general ideas are still valid, the actual numbers aren't current.
It's certainly worth a read, especially considering it's so short (under 150 pages!).
"The cheapness of industrially produced food and expensiveness of organic foods does not reflect their cost of production but the heavy subsidies given to industrial agriculture." p 119
This is a book about how agro giants are taking over food production and destroying crop diversity, livelihoods, etc.
The author is Indian and the book focuses on the agricultural landscape of India, which was a refreshing perspective. Sadly, mentions of the U.S. were (rightly) negative.
Also sad is the misplaced worship of food culture. In India, seeds and harvests are worshiped. In the U.S., agro profits made from exploitation are worshiped.
The book was really informative. I knew a little about the subject going on, but the book provided me with a much more thorough understanding.
It's not necessarily the easiest to read, though, since there are a lot of statistics and acronyms used. Also, this is relatively old now (published in 2000), so while the general ideas are still valid, the actual numbers aren't current.
It's certainly worth a read, especially considering it's so short (under 150 pages!).