Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255170... Many thanks to those who helped me along the way! - ThreadSky

jennifer-clapp.bsky.social • 8 days ago

Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today.

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551700/titans-of-industrial-agriculture/

Many thanks to those who helped me along the way!

Comments

leneagary.bsky.social•4 days ago

I look forward to read this. It sounds great. Congratulations!

leneagary.bsky.social•4 days ago

*reading (early morning typo)

ntone.bsky.social•8 days ago

Hi Jennifer, I would love to read your book and review it for our women in ag magazine. Can I get a digital copy for review?

jennifer-clapp.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yes - please send a DM thanks

rbirds.bsky.social•4 days ago

A hearty congrats on your publication day!!

glorianovovic.bsky.social•8 days ago

Looks great, congrats!

jennifer-clapp.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks, Everyone, for the very kind comments!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777576/titans-of-industrial-agriculture-by-jennifer-clapp/

It was a mammoth effort and I hope it provides useful insights not just for the case of corporate dominance in agricultural inputs, but also in other parts of food systems and beyond