Concentrated Corporate Power in Food Systems & Why it Matters

In this talk, political economist Jennifer Clapp (University of Waterloo) explores growing corporate concentration that has become a dominant trend in food systems, with a special focus on the farm inputs sector. The talk highlights the complex drivers of concentration as it has unfolded over the past century, as well as the types of power that concentration confers to the dominant firms in the agrifood sector. The social and ecological impacts of corporate power, and the kinds of policy responses that are required to address them, are also considered.