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How to feed the world : the history and future of food / Vaclav Smil.
In this myth-busting book, a scientist investigates why big food-producing countries also have the most undernourished populations; why food goes to waste and how to prevent it; whether the planet could and should go vegan; and how to feed a growing population without killing the planet.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593834510 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in hardcover in Great Britain by Viking, part of the Penguin Random House Group of Companies, Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2024"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Agricultural productivity. Food supply. Sustainable agriculture. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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In this myth-busting book, a scientist investigates why big food-producing countries also have the most undernourished populations; why food goes to waste and how to prevent it; whether the planet could and should go vegan; and how to feed a growing population without killing the planet. - Penguin Putnam
"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author."âBill Gates
An indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its foodâand a scientist's exploration of how we can successfully feed a growing population without killing the planet
We have never had to feed as many people as we do today. And yet, we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. As a result, in our economic, political, and everyday choices, we take for granted and fail to prioritize the thing that makes all our lives possible: food.
In this ambitious, myth-busting book, Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: why are some of the worldâs biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why do we waste so much food and how can we solve that? Could the whole planet go vegan and be healthy? Should it? He explores the global history of food production to understand why we farm some animals and not others, why most of the worldâs calories come from just a few foodstuffs, and how this might change in the future.
How to Feed the World is the data-based, rigorously researched guide that offers solutions to our broken global food system.
