The End of Food
Paul Roberts  
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Publisher:Bloomsbury
Pages:400
ISBN:9780747596424
Release:2009-04-01
Dimensions:20.00 cm x 12.90 cm x 2.60 cm
Date Added:2014-04-02
Rating:3.5
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Summary: The emergence of large-scale food production gave us unprecedented abundance - but at a steep and ultimately unsustainable price. Relentless cost-cutting has made our food systems vulnerable to contamination and disease. More than a billion people are overweight or obese, yet roughly the same number are still malnourished. Over-crowded countries like China are already planning for tightened global food supplies. As the world veers back to a time of hunger and uncertainty, Paul Roberts explores the vulnerable miracle of our modern food economy and pinpoints the decisions we must make to avoid the coming meltdown.