How to Feed the World
$84.36
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2018
Summary
Practical and accessible solutions to our future food crises
By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How will we meet this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial question by tackling big issues one-by-one. Covering population, water, land, climate change, technology, food systems, trade, food waste and loss, health, social buy-in, communication, and equal a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781610918848 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1610918843 |
| Author: | Jessica Eise |
| Publisher: | Island Press |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 381g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 150mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Timely…How to Feed the World is a fascinating read not because it spends time talking about how to build a simple road to get there, but rather delves into all the roadblocks that must be addressed to meet that goal…How to Feed the World is a good read for anyone as the experts and editors were able to boil down specifics in an easy to understand manner.”– “High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal”
About The Author
Jessica Eise
Jessica Eise is an author and communications researcher at Purdue University’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. She is the coauthor of The Communication Scarcity in Agriculture (Routledge, 2017) and other works. Dr. Ken Foster is the former head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University and an award-winning professor of agricultural economics. Foster’s research and outreach activities have included testimony to Senate committees and state legislative study committees on the competitiveness of livestock markets and the use of contract production.
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