IAD 200N: International Development

2019 Edition. Edited by Paul B. Thompson. This is a “definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important area of food and agricultural ethics. Scholars, activists, and citizens increasingly question the goals and ethical rationale behind production, distribution and consumption of food, and the use of crops for fuel and fiber. These wide-ranging debates encompass questions in human nutrition, animal rights, and the environmental impacts of agricultural production.”

2014 Edition. Edited by the former Dean of the UCD College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Dr. Neal Van Alfen. This five-volume set “covers the breadth of issues that define modern agriculture and food systems. Many of the topics discussed are those widely defined as traditional agriculture, i.e. crops, animals, their production systems and protection from pests and diseases.”

2020 Edition. Edited by RIchard W. Hazlett. This work “presents an authoritative overview of the role and impacts of agriculture on the natural and human environments, from its origins historically to current praxis and outlooks. Major themes include: global and regional environmental change and the evolution of agriculture, historical styles of agriculture, research needs in agriculture, famine, agricultural pollutants, and the future of agriculture.”

2021 edition. Edited by Carolyn Sachs. This international work “covers major theoretical issues as well as critical empirical shifts in gender and agriculture. Gender relations in agriculture are shifting in most regions of the world with changes in the structure of agriculture, the organization of production, international restructuring of value chains, climate change, the global pandemic, and national and multinational policy changes. This book … [is] organized into four parts: part 1, institutions, markets, and policies; part 2, land, labor, and agrarian transformations; part 3, knowledge, methods, and access to information; and part 4, farming people and identities. The last chapter is an epilogue from many of the contributors focusing on gender, agriculture, and shifting food systems during the coronavirus pandemic. The chapters address both historical subjects as well as ground-breaking work on gender and agriculture, which will help to chart the future of the field.”

2001-present ongoing book series. Each volume in this currently five-volume set focuses on a theme across “ … various branches of [agricultural] economics, each of which is a definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement … Each Handbook provides self-contained surveys … [which] summarize not only received results but also newer developments, from recent journal articles and discussion papers. Some original material is also included, but the main goal is to provide comprehensive and accessible surveys.”