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Feeding Frenzy - The New Politics of Food (Paperback, Main) Loot Price: R222
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Feeding Frenzy - The New Politics of Food (Paperback, Main)

Paul McMahon

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This subject is as big as they come: the world's food supply. Written for a popular audience, Feeding Frenzy traces the history of the global food system and reveals the underlying causes of recent food shortages and price spikes - what the media has labelled a 'world food crisis'. As the tectonic plates of the world food system shift, forces are being unleashed that threaten the security of billions. Food-producing countries are banning exports to benefit their own citizens, even if this means that other countries starve. Most worryingly, they are acquiring huge areas of under-utilised farmland in poorest countries to grow crops for export, often at the expense of local communities. Some of the trends identified in this book are unstoppable. But McMahon also outlines actions that can be taken to lower the risks of conflict and to produce fairer outcomes. It is possible to envisage a more benign scenario, associated with a shift to a sustainable and productive form of agriculture. Which path will the world choose?

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Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2014
Authors: Paul McMahon
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 314
Edition: Main
ISBN-13: 978-1-78125-035-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > Famine
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Land rights
LSN: 1-78125-035-9
Barcode: 9781781250358

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