{"629305":{"#nid":"629305","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Publication Explores the Global Implications of Meat Production and Consumption","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Meat:\u0026nbsp;Social and Environmental Consequences of the Expanding Meat Industry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nedited by Bill Winders and Elizabeth Ransom\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGlobal meat production and consumption have risen sharply and steadily over the\u0026nbsp;past five decades, with per capita meat consumption almost doubling since 1960. The expanding global meat industry, meanwhile, driven by new trade policies and fueled by government subsidies, is dominated by just a few corporate giants. Industrial farming\u0026mdash;the intensive production of animals and fish\u0026mdash;has spread across the globe. Millions of acres of land are now used for pastures, feed crops, and animal waste reservoirs. Drawing on concrete examples, the contributors to Global Meat explore the implications of the rise of a global meat industry for a range of social and environmental issues, including climate change, clean water supplies, hunger, workers\u0026rsquo; rights, and the treatment of animals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThree themes emerge from their discussions: the role of government and corporations in shaping the structure of the global meat industry; the paradox of simultaneous rising meat production and greater food insecurity; and the industry\u0026rsquo;s contribution to social and environmental injustice. Contributors address such specific topics as the dramatic increase in pork production and consumption in China; land management by small-scale cattle farmers in the Amazon; the effect on the climate of rising greenhouse gas emissions from cattle raised for meat; and the tensions between economic development and animal welfare.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, HTS Alum Carrie Freshour, now an assistant professor at the University of Washington, is the author of\u0026nbsp;Chapter 6 \u0026quot;Cheap Meat and Cheap Work in the U.S. Poultry Industry: Race, Gender, and Immigration in Corporate Strategies to Shape Labor.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/geography.washington.edu\/people\/carrie-freshour\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/geography.washington.edu\/people\/carrie-freshour\u0022\u003ESee Dr. Freshour\u0026#39;s full bio here.\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/global-meat\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/books\/global-meat\u0022\u003EFind Global Meat here.\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Drawing on concrete examples, the contributors to Global Meat explore the implications of the rise of a global meat industry for a range of social and environmental issues, including climate change, clean water supplies, hunger, workers\u2019 rights, and the t"}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-11-25 00:09:59","changed_gmt":"2019-11-25 19:27:25","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629304":{"id":"629304","type":"image","title":"Global Meat Cover","body":null,"created":"1574640523","gmt_created":"2019-11-25 00:08:43","changed":"1574640523","gmt_changed":"2019-11-25 00:08:43","alt":"Cover of Global Meat. 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