John Wilkinson,听 (Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Liverpool), 听is Full Professor at听the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His research focuses on the major transformations in the global agrifood system and their impact for听small farming and rural development. He has been a consultant to the OECD, FAO, BID, CEPAL, and the European Commission, together with Ministries and Financial Institutions in Brazil and the Southern Cone, and has also carried out research for international ONGs, OXFAM and ACTIONAID among others.
Wilkinson is the (co)author of several books,听From Farming to Biotechnology;听Fair Trade: the challenges of transforming globalization; and听O Sabor da Origem听(The Taste of Origin), and many articles in internationally recognized Journals. He has spent periods as an invited researcher to the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in听 Paris, to the University of Santa Cruz, California, and to the European Commission. He was the coordinator of the FAO/CFS Report,听Biofuels and Food Security听in 2013. His latest publication,听The Future of Food in the World, China, and Brazil听is currently at听press in Brazil
Wilkinson听has published over 150 books, chapters, and articles in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. In 2019, he was listed among the top 2% of researchers at听Academia.edu.听He has .