Raj Patel

Raj Patel is a research professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. He is the author of “Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System,” and “The Value of Nothing,” and co-author of “Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice” and “A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things,” and co-director of the documentary “The Ants and The Grasshopper.” He writes at newsletter.rajpatel.org

‘Farm to Fork’ Misses a Key Ingredient of the Food System: Families

Extended transnational families form a core, essential part of the food system, making possible a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry. Whether family members are forced to move or forced to stay informs how produce, money, and workers flow.

Seth M. Holmes
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Raj Patel

Raj Patel

‘Farm to Fork’ Misses a Key Ingredient of the Food System: Families