Titans of Industrial Agriculture With Professor Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo

Titans of Industrial Agriculture With Professor Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo

Author: KSQD 90.7 FM in Santa Cruz & KSQD.org April 13, 2025 Duration: 53:38

Big agriculture is Big!  And it appears to be getting Bigger, as the leading companies in four critical sectors—equipment, seeds, fertilizers and chemicals—consolidate in order to dominate their markets and the farmers who buy their products.  Join Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Clapp, who has just published Titans of Industrial Agriculture—How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It MattersClapp is Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability at the University of Waterloo in Ontario and a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.


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