Corn meets maize : food movements and markets in Mexico

Corn meets maize : food movements and markets in Mexico / Lauren E. Baker.

"This compelling book explores the intimate connections between people and plants, agriculture and cooking, and the practical work of building local food networks and transnational social movements. Lauren E. Baker uses corn and maize to consider central debates about food security and food sov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Lauren, 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, [2013]
Subjects:
Corn industry > Mexico.
Food industry and trade > Mexico.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Corn industry
Food industry and trade
Mexico
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Table of Contents:
  • Why food? Why maize and corn?
  • Milpas, markets and movements : maize in Mexico
  • Case study 1, nuestro maíz
  • Case study 2, Itanoní Tortillería
  • Case study 3, the Michoacan Agribusiness Centre
  • Conclusion : sopa de milpa (field soup).

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