Food for All

John Madeley has been a writer and broadcaster specializing in Third World development and environmental issues for the past twenty years. From 1983 to 1998, he was editor of the renowned magazine, International Agricultural Development. A contributor to leading British papers including the Observer, the Guardian, and the Financial Times, he has also written for many voluntary organizations including Christian Aid, CAFOD, the Catholic Institute for International Relations, the Panos Institute, and the Swedish-based Forum Syd. His other books include Big Business, Poor Peoples (1996, 2009) and Hungry for Trade: How the Poor Pay for Free Trade (2000).

'I welcome John Madeley's new book as another contribution to the debate on world hunger and the role of agriculture. His long experience in this field has enabled him to draw together many strands in this volume and I hope that it will help to stimulate decision-makers to muster the necessary political will and resources to tackle the scourges of hunger and under-nutrition that still affect more than 800 million people worldwide.' Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 'John Madeley unmasks the global effort to deprive the South of its ability to feed itself. This book brings out clearly the machinations being used to bulldoze developing country agriculture and food sovereignty in the name of feeding the poor and hungry.' Devinder Sharma, food and trade policy analyst, New Delhi 'A timely book illustrating how a great range of technologies and processes are promoting transitions towards agricultural sustainability that are in turn improving both environments and the lives of the poor.' Jules Pretty, University of Essex 'A good and very well-written introduction to agricultural development. John Madeley makes a strong case for small-scale, sustainable agriculture as the means to achieve food security for the two billion people who currently lack it. He covers a huge range of issues, including trade, gender, credit, land rights and the record of the World Bank and UN agencies.' New Agriculturalist

• 1. Feeding the Hungry2. Modern Agriculture: Does it Really Work?3. Third World Agriculture: Who Grows What?4. The Hungry5. The New Agriculture6. Getting the Technologies Right7. The Water Spring8. When Land is Life9. Women Food Producers: Releasing their Potential10. The Credit Line11. Rural Development: The Wider Context12. The Role of Trade13. Environmental Impacts14. Livestock Connections15. Aid16. Conclusion: Agriculture MattersSources of Further Information