Feeding the Future: From Fat to Famine, How to Solve the World's Food CrisesAndrew Heintzman, Evan Solomon Outlines practical solutions to global food supply problems in the twenty-first century, suggesting relevant ways to address key issues related to food safety, conservation, global trade, and more. Original. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
SAVING AGRICULTURE FROM ITSELF II | 11 |
FOOD SAFETY | 37 |
SOLUTIONS FOR OUR SEAS | 71 |
THE HIGHTECH MENU | 97 |
REAL SOURCES OF ABUNDANCE | 125 |
OVERFEEDING THE FUTURE | 155 |
BRAND BARONS AND THE BUSINESS OF FOOD | 191 |
FIXING GLOBAL TRADE | 237 |
A MEXICAN FARM STORY | 259 |
AFTERWORD | 281 |
BIOGRAPHIES | 291 |
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