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Despite their seeming distance from the realities of agricultural production and food consumption, the forces shaping the world food economy and the complex matrix of actors and rule systems have had enormous impact on both agricultural producers and consumers, as well as the natural environment. The world food economy itself is highly fragile. It is prone to crises that threaten farmer and producer livelihoods, people’s access to food, and the environment. Three key features, in particular, stand out as products of this system, and each has generated a disconnect – or growing distance – between the consumption of food and the important relationships associated with its production and trade.