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Author : Faith d' Aluisio
Publisher : Material World
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1580088694
Provides an overview of what families around the world eat by featuring portraits of thirty families from twenty-four countries with a week's supply of food.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1582462461
"A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of twenty-five families from twenty-one countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Lisa Palmer
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781250096395
Earth will have more than 9.6 billion people by 2050 according to U.N. predictions. With resources already scarce, how will we feed them all? Journalist Lisa Palmer has traveled the world for years documenting the cutting-edge innovations of people and organizations on the front lines of fighting the food gap. Here, she shares the story of the epic journey to solve the imperfect relationship between two of our planet’s greatest challenges: climate change and global hunger. Hot, Hungry Planet focuses on three key concepts that support food security and resilience in a changing world: social, educational, and agricultural advances; land use and technical actions by farmers; and policy nudges that have the greatest potential for reducing adverse environmental impacts of agriculture while providing more food. Palmer breaks down this difficult subject though seven concise and easily-digestible case studies over the globe and presents the stories of individuals in six key regions—India, sub-Saharan Africa, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Indonesia—painting a hopeful picture of both the world we want to live in and the great leaps it will take to get there.
Author : Geoff Tansey,Joyce D'Silva
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1853836036
The theme running through this collection of essays is that food quality and human health, the welfare of animals and the methods of farming, and the quality of the environment, go hand-in-hand. This theme continues along the lines that the present system is harmful to them all and to our ability to generate enough good food for the whole world. The contributors to the volume offer alternatives - for more humane and moderate methods of farming which produce enough nourishing food without damaging the environment it depends on.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Social Studies
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Diet
ISBN : 9781560042983
Author : James Lang
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780807862711
Rice is the food crop the world depends on most. In Feeding a Hungry Planet, James Lang demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. He describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. Focusing on Asia and Latin America, Lang explores lowland and upland rice systems, genetics, sustainable agriculture, and efforts to narrow the gap between yields at research stations and those on working farms. Ultimately, says Lang, the ability to feed growing populations and protect fragile ecologies depends as much on the sustainable on-site farm technologies as on high-yielding crop varieties. Lang views agriculture as a chain of events linking the farmer's field with the scientist's laboratory, and he argues that rice cultivation is shaped by different social systems, cultures, and environments. Describing research conducted by the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia, he shows how national programs tailor research to their own production problems. According to Lang, the interaction of research programs, practical problem solving, and local extension efforts suggests a new model for international development.
Author : James Lang
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015040662051
Feeding a Hungry Planet: Rice, Research, and Development in Asia and Latin America
Author : Frances Moore Lappé
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780307874313
The book that started a revolution in the way Americans eat The extraordinary book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating is still a complete guide for eating well in the twenty-first century. Sharing her personal evolution and how this groundbreaking book changed her own life, world-renowned food expert Frances Moore Lappé offers an all-new, even more fascinating philosophy on changing yourself—and the world—by changing the way you eat. The Diet for a Small Planet features: • simple rules for a healthy diet • streamlined, easy-to-use format • food combinations that make delicious, protein-rich meals without meat • indispensable kitchen hints—a comprehensive reference guide for planning and preparing meals and snacks • hundreds of wonderful recipes
Author : Howard G Buffett,Howard W. Buffet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451687866
The son of legendary investor Warren Buffet relates how he set out to help nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security through his passion of farming, in forty stories of lessons learned.
Author : Peter Menzel,Charles C. Mann
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0871564300
A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and economic levels around the world.
Author : Gordon Conway
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780801466106
Hunger is a daily reality for a billion people. More than six decades after the technological discoveries that led to the Green Revolution aimed at ending world hunger, regular food shortages, malnutrition, and poverty still plague vast swaths of the world. And with increasing food prices, climate change, resource inequality, and an ever-increasing global population, the future holds further challenges.In One Billion Hungry, Sir Gordon Conway, one of the world's foremost experts on global food needs, explains the many interrelated issues critical to our global food supply from the science of agricultural advances to the politics of food security. He expands the discussion begun in his influential The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for All in the Twenty-First Century, emphasizing the essential combination of increased food production, environmental stability, and poverty reduction necessary to end endemic hunger on our planet. Conway addresses a series of urgent questions about global hunger: • How we will feed a growing global population in the face of a wide range of adverse factors, including climate change? • What contributions can the social and natural sciences make in finding solutions?• And how can we engage both government and the private sector to apply these solutions and achieve significant impact in the lives of the poor?Conway succeeds in sharing his informed optimism about our collective ability to address these fundamental challenges if we use technology paired with sustainable practices and strategic planning.Beginning with a definition of hunger and how it is calculated, and moving through issues topically both detailed and comprehensive, each chapter focuses on specific challenges and solutions, ranging in scope from the farmer's daily life to the global movement of food, money, and ideas. Drawing on the latest scientific research and the results of projects around the world, Conway addresses the concepts and realities of our global food needs: the legacy of the Green Revolution; the impact of market forces on food availability; the promise and perils of genetically modified foods; agricultural innovation in regard to crops, livestock, pest control, soil, and water; and the need to both adapt to and slow the rate of climate change. One Billion Hungry will be welcomed by all readers seeking a multifaceted understanding of our global food supply, food security, international agricultural development, and sustainability.
Author : Gail Lynn Schumann,Cleora J. D'Arcy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Pesticides
ISBN : 0890543992
This clearly written book is an ideal entry-level text for inquisitive college students who are majoring in a subject other than plant pathology, especially those in general education and core science classes. There is a student resources website organized around the book's topics that will help bring the stories of plant diseases to life through podcasts, exercises, and other teaching tools."--pub. desc.
Author : Kimberley Veness
Publisher : Orca Footprints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1459809394
"Explores where the food we eat comes from and what the future of farming look like"--
Author : Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610918947
Nourished Planet illustrates what our global food system can be - a collection of the smartest ideas to nourish us all. From urban farmers in Kenya to American doctors to government officials in Egypt, its voices demonstrate how diverse perspectives are coming together to feed the world sustainably.--back cover.
Author : Peter Menzel,Faith D'Aluisio
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780984074402
A stunning photographic collection featuring portraits of 80 people from 30 countries and the food they eat in one day. In this fascinating study of people and their diets, 80 profiles are organized by the total number of calories each person puts away in a day. Featuring a Japanese sumo wrestler, a Massai herdswoman, world-renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria, an American competitive eater, and more, these compulsively readable personal stories also include demographic particulars, including age, activity level, height, and weight. Essays from Harvard primatologist Richard Wrangham, journalist Michael Pollan, and others discuss the implications of our modern diets for our health and for the planet. This compelling blend of photography and investigative reportage expands our understanding of the complex relationships among individuals, culture, and food.