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How to feed the world : the history and future of food  Cover Image Book Book

How to feed the world : the history and future of food / Vaclav Smil.

Smil, Vaclav, (author.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780593834510 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Viking, 2025.

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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.
Subject: Agricultural productivity.
Food supply.
Sustainable agriculture.


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