Food and farming
Description
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
How the series evolves
Books in this Series
Feeding the World
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Farming and the future
Hoe ziet de landbouw er in de toekomst uit? Ingegaan wordt op de groeiende voedselvraag, klimaatverandering en nieuwe methoden als robots en nanotechnologie. Met veel kleurenillustraties. Vanaf ca. 10 t/m 13 jaar.
From farm to table
Shows all the stages of food production - how it gets from the farm to our shops and markets, the types of farms that produce food, various products and how they are processed and preserved and more.