US-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets.
Abstract
This article examines the structure and health implications of two industries, chicken
and tomatoes, that play prominent roles in US food and agricultural competitiveness.
Both industries have become more concentrated over time, with powerful "lead firms"
driving geographical, technological, and marketing changes. Overall, a processed food
revolution has taken place in agricultural products that transforms the types of food
and dietary options available to consumers. The nature of contemporary food and agricultural
value chains affects the strategies and policies that can be effectively employed
to address major health goals such as improved nutrition, food safety, and food security.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12430Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1080/19320240903321276Publication Info
Gereffi, Gary; Lee, Joonkoo; & Christian, Michelle (2009). US-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets.
J Hunger Environ Nutr, 4(3-4). pp. 357-374. 10.1080/19320240903321276. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12430.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Gary Gereffi
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Gary Gereffi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global Value Chains
Center at Duke University (https://gvcc.duke.edu/). He has published over a dozen
books and numerous articles on globalization, industrial upgrading, and social and
economic development, and he is one of the originators of the global value chains
framework. His most recent books are: <a href="https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/

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