This study analyses a localised agro-food system producing Queso Chontaleño (QC) cheese in the Chontales Department in Nicaragua and the first effects of the Geographical Indication (GI) scheme which alters the power relations between the actors of the cheese-dairy sector within the framework...

Structural changes in the global agrifood value chain have transformed food production in developing countries including Indonesia. One element of this is the spread of supermarket retailing. By increasing the demand for and returns to higher quality produce, this development has the potential...

1. Agrifood systems and supermarketization -- 2. Breaking from the past : changes in agricultural land use -- 3. GLOBALGAP and agro-biotechnology : Syngenta and Rijk Zwaan in Turkish villages -- 4. Farming imaginaries : convergence, divergence and beyond -- 5. The taste and smell of place -- 6....

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade are driving forces in agro-food global value chains (GVCs), allowing companies to spread their activities across countries in complex production chains. This study explores the landscape of FDI in the agriculture and food sectors, using a novel database...