Editor’s Note Geoff Tansey Introduction Joyce D’Silva
Part1: Conflicting Visions
1. The Absurdity of Modern Agriculture: From Chemical Fertilizers and Agropoisons to Biotechnology Jose A. Lutzenberger and Melissa Halloway
2. Intensive Farming and Biotechnology: Saving People and Wildlife in the 21st Century Dennis T. Avery
Part2: Whose Path To Follow?
3. American Agriculture’s Ethical Crossroads Michael W. Fox
4. Future Agriculture: Giant or Gentle? Christine Townend
5. Barons of the New Millennium John Vidal
Part3: Animal Welfare
6. Why I Do Not Eat Meat Chris Mullin
7. An Agenda for Reform: Farm Animal Welfare in the European Union Mark F. Watts
8. Campaigning for Change in the European Union Philip Lymbery
9. Farm Animal Welfare in Central and Eastern Europe Janice H. Cox
10. Factory Farming and the Meat Industry in India Maneka Gandhi
Part4: Human Well-Being
11. Feeding the World a Healthy Diet Geoffrey Cannon
12. Towards a Sustainable Food Policy Tim Lang
Part5: Farming Threats And Opportunities
13. Genetic Engineering and the Threat to Farm Animals Joyce D ’Silva
14. Genetic Engineering and Food Security Julie Sheppard
15. The Global Contribution of Organic Farming Patrick Holden
16. Beyond the Killing Fields: Working Towards A Vegetarian Future Marie Gold
Part6: Trade, Welfare And Values
17. Trade Rules, Animal Welfare and the European Union Peter Stevenson
18. Penalizing the Poor: GATT, WTO and the Developing World Vandana Shiva
19. Sustainable Agriculture’s Friend and Foe: the WTO Hugh Raven
20. Multilateral Investment: an Agreement Too Far Barry Coates
21. Human Values and World Trade Atherton Martin. Conclusion: Where do we go from here? Joyce D ’Silva