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Food economics

There are 10 posts tagged Food economics (this is page 1 of 2).

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The cost is too damn high The first global survey of the price of healthy eating

Three billion people couldn’t afford a healthy diet even if they wanted to.

March 1, 2021 | 16 Webmentions | Comment

Cashews, the World Bank, and Mozambique A misguided policy that did nobody any good

Mozambique used to be the world’s largest supplier of cashew nuts. Then along came the World Bank, to help.

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in Podcasts | November 25, 2019 | 9 Webmentions | 1 Comment

Food safety and industry concentration How the back seat of a car is like a bag of leafy greens

How do farmers’ markets and concentrated food industries that depend on long food chains stack up when it comes to food-borne illness? Truth is, nobody really knows.

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in Podcasts | May 14, 2018 | 16 Webmentions | 1 Comment

Beverage skullduggery Drinker beware

Phil Howard, of Michigan State University, casually let slip in our conversation about concentration in the food industry that a brewery in Australia had been fined for faux craft beer. I had to investigate. Its quite an interesting story.

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in Extra Matter | May 1, 2018 | Comment

Who owns whom in the food industry Made from concentrate

The number of firms that own the food brands you see is much smaller than you think. That’s not good for consumers or suppliers.

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in Podcasts | April 30, 2018 | 17 Webmentions | Comment

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The number of firms that own the food brands you see is much smaller than you think. That's not good for consumers or suppliers.