International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
Published by Michigan State University
Official publication of the Research Committee on Sociology of Agriculture and Food (RC-40)
of the International Sociological Association (ISA)
Editors: Raymond Jussaume, Claire Marris and Katerina Psarikidou
Frequency: 3 issues per year
ISSN: 0798-1759
Volume 15 Issue 2 (2007)
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The Emerging Nano-Corporate Paradigm:
Nanotechnology and the Transformation of Nature, Food and Agri-Food Systems 22-44
Authors: Gyorgy Scrinis(a) and Kristen Lyons(b)
Affiliation: (a)Globalism Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; (b)School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia
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Nanotechnology represents the latest in a line of technological innovations set to transform agriculture and food production. From the farm to the table, nanotechnology research and development is being applied across the entire agri-food system. In this paper we outline the contours of what we call the nano-corporate food paradigm. We examine research and commercial applications of nanotechnology in the agriculture and food sectors, and showcase the ways in which the nano-corporate food paradigm is being applied, and at the same time may shape and transform agri-food systems.