Abstract Since Hoggart and Mendoza's article on 'African immigrant workers in Spanish
agriculture'in Sociologia Ruralis in 1999 there has been a proliferation of interest in labour …

In this introductory article to the special issue on 'Agricultural Regimes and Migrant Labour',
we first propose the analytical concept of the 'agriculture–migration nexus'. This is made up …

Plastics and other materials commonly used in horticulture for plant support (eg raffia) and
soil protection (eg mulching film) pose a challenge to achieving a circular economy. These …

This article argues that many low‐wage migrants moving to work in rural areas of the
developed world end up in very specific and precarious employment and housing contexts …

The so-called 'sea of plastic'in Almería, Spain, is a 450km2 area devoted to intensive
greenhouse farming managed by 10,000 small farmers who employ a labour force of 50,000 …

In the Mediterranean basin, Spain and Italy are the two European countries with the greatest
number of migrant workers in agriculture. This is due to the specific characteristics of the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on image crises in the food
industry as well as provide a diachronic analysis to distinguish between the varying types of …

This book highlights the value and skill of horticultural work through stories of food
cultivation. It examines the difficulties that arise from the perception that this type of activity is …

El sector agroalimentario de la Región de Murcia está integrado a una cadena
agroalimentaria global que destaca por su modernización tecnológica y por su elevada …

This article discusses the EU Seasonal Workers Directive alongside case study data of
seasonal agricultural work in Spain. The conceptual contribution is to critically consider …