Foodopoly Quotes

“A robust regional food system that benefits eaters and farmers cannot be achieved in a marketplace that is controlled, top to bottom, by a few firms and that rewards only scale, not innovation, quality, or sustainability.”
― Wenonah Hauter, Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America

“We cannot afford to be discouraged from challenging the corporate control of our food system, our genetic commons, our shared resources, or our democracy. The history of social change in our nation shows that the political system can be reformed, even if the road is long and zigzag.”
― Wenonah Hauter, Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America

“The creation of the WTO in 1995 made it easier for countries worldwide to export fruit and vegetable products to the United States. After the agreements enforced by the WTO went into effect, the number of countries exporting the top fifty types eaten in the United States increased by a third, to 110 countries that were exporting fruits and vegetables to the United States. In 2000, after the trade deal with China was approved, its share rapidly expanded. China is now one of the five largest exporters of these”
― Wenonah Hauter, Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America