Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1 The Global Green Bean and Other Tales of Madness; 2 Feeding the Nation: The Making of Modern Food Provisioning; 3 Burkina Faso: Rural Development and Patronage; 4 Zambia: Settler Colonialism and Corporate Paternalism; 5 France: Expertise and Friendship; 6 Britain: Brands and Standards; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Summary
From mad cows to McDonaldization to genetically modified maize, European food scares and controversies at the turn of the millennium provoked anxieties about the perils hidden in an increasingly industrialized, internationalized food supply. These food fears have cast a shadow as long as Africa, where farmers struggle to meet European demand for the certifiably clean green bean. But the trade in fresh foods between Africa and Europe is hardly uniform. Britain and France still do business mostly with their former colonies, in ways that differ as dramatically as their national cuisines. The Brit
