Bibliograph

Feeding the world, a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil

Type

Label

Feeding the world, a challenge for the twenty-first century, Vaclav Smil

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-351)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Feeding the world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41991436

Responsibility statement

Vaclav Smil

Review

"This book differs from other books on the world food situation in its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate."--Jacket

Sub title

a challenge for the twenty-first century

Classification