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Food Politics - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Food Politics - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: What Everyone Needs To Know (R)
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List price R373
Loot Price R354
Discovery Miles 3 540
You Save R19 (5%)
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The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity
is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied
with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe,
nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer
chemicals. Heavily subsidized and underregulated commercial farmers
are facing stronger push back from environmentalists and consumer
activists, and food companies are under the microscope. Meanwhile,
agricultural success in Asia has spurred income growth and dietary
enrichment, but agricultural failure in Africa has left one-third
of all citizens undernourished - and the international markets that
link these diverse regions together are subject to sudden
disruption. The second edition of Food Politics has been thoroughly
updated to reflect the latest developments and research on today's
global food landscape, including biofuels, the international food
market, food aid, obesity, food retailing, urban agriculture, and
food safety. The second edition also features an expanded
discussion of the links between water, climate change, and food, as
well as farming and the environment. New chapters look at
livestock, meat and fish and the future of food politics.
Paarlberg's book challenges myths and critiques more than a few of
today's fashionable beliefs about farming and food. For those ready
to have their thinking about food politics informed and also
challenged, this is the book to read.
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