The “new” internationalization of agriculture: A reformulation

A food regime genealogy

“…In this new division of world agricultural labour (cf. Raynolds et al 1993) it was noted at the time that:…”

“…Meanwhile, agribusiness elaborated transnational linkages between national farm sectors, which were subdivided into a series of specialised agricultures linked by global supply chains (e.g., the transnational animal protein complex linking grain/carbohydrate, soy/protein, and lot-feeding). In other words, as the 'development project' 13 universalised the 'national' model of economic development as a key to completion of the state system, following decolonisation, at the same time a 'new international division of labour' in agriculture began to form around transnational commodity complexes (Raynolds et al 1993).…”

The Socio-Economics of Geographical Indications

“…34 See Friedmann (1993), Raynolds et al (1993), McMichael (1994 and Goodman and Watts (1997) on which this paragraph is based, unless indicated otherwise. …”

NAFTA and the Milking of Dairy Farmers in Central Mexico

“…1 Most studies have been framed within the context of a discussion of the "internationalization of agriculture" (Barkin 1992(Barkin , 1990(Barkin , 1987Dewaltetal. Raynolds et al (1993) and Goodman and Watts (1994) have provided useful correctives to this approach. Raynolds et al (1993) and Goodman and Watts (1994) have provided useful correctives to this approach.…”

“…In the process, Mexico has shifted from a policy of "national internationalism" focusing on export-oriented agriculture with protection for basic food production, toward a dependence on imported basic foods as well (Raynolds et al 1993). This perspective emphasizes flows of capital from north to south; framing NAFTA as the institutionalization of dependency relations driven by transnational financial organizations, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.…”