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Enough Enough Roger Thurow For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the “Green Revolution” succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. … OL13773452W
Farming and the future Farming and the future Ian Graham 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. 1… OL15058671W
Food security Food security Bryan McDonald Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. This book provides a detailed… OL16003176W
Targeted public distribution system Targeted public distribution system Parmod Kumar In Indian context. OL16132832W
Food and development Food and development E. M. Young "The relationship between food and development has always been controversial. Over the last 30 years, development in the north and south has failed to deliver people a decent diet. While some people… OL16134861W
The good food revolution The good food revolution Will Allen Describes the author's early experiences as a sharecropper's son and a KFC executive before building a preeminent urban farm to feed, educate, and employ thousands of at-risk youths. OL16283450W
Eat, drink, and be wary Eat, drink, and be wary Charles Duncan Food safety has fast become one of the nation's top issues. Three thousand people die each year in the U.S. from foodborne illnesses. Another 48 million are sickened annually and our government fails… OL17902778W
Food tyrants Food tyrants Nicole Faires When author and homesteader Nicole Faires decided to retrofit an old school bus and tour America's small farms with her husband and two small children, she expected to learn a lot, be inspired, and h… OL17924946W
Eat the city Eat the city Robin Shulman New York is not a city for growing and manufacturing food. It?s a money and real estate city, with less naked earth and industry than high-rise glass and concrete.?? Yet in this intimate, visceral, a… OL18176417W
Mad, er ikke bare mad Mad, er ikke bare mad Hugo Hørlych Karlsen Artikelsamling om forurening, mad og økologi. OL18240318W
The African food crisis The African food crisis Göran Djurfeldt "This book provides a comparative study between Asian agricultural development during the Green Revolution in food production and the current problematic agricultural situation in sub-Saharan Africa.… OL18493387W
Food supplies Food supplies Cheryl Jakab "Discusses the environmental issue of food supplies and how to create a sustainable way of living"--Provided by publisher. OL18735588W
Critical Food Issues of the 1980's Critical Food Issues of the 1980's Marylin Chou Abstract: The Hudson Institute initated a research program combining the efforts of food and agriculture industries, government agencies and independent specialists. This year-long study of the Food,… OL18821486W
A square meal A square meal Jane Ziegelman "From the author of the acclaimed 97 Orchard and her husband, a culinary historian, an in-depth exploration of the greatest food crisis the nation has ever faced--the Great Depression--and how it tra… OL19663864W
Food security in the Middle East Food security in the Middle East Zahra Babar,Suzi Mirgani "This volume comprises original, empirically grounded chapters that collectively offer the most comprehensive study available to date on food security in the Middle East. The book starts with a theor… OL20010545W
The local food revolution The local food revolution Michael Brownlee Michael Brownlee, cofounder of the nonprofit Local Food Shift Group, maps out the underlying process of food localization and outlines the route that communities, regions, and foodsheds often follow … OL20039894W
The new farmers almanac 2017 The new farmers almanac 2017 Severine Von Tscharner Fleming This volume explores the theme of The Commons, drawing from folklore, mathematical projections, empirical, emotional, and geographical observations of theory and praxis. Farmers hold space in many in… OL20059143W
Feeding the world Feeding the world Sarah Levete This title looks at the world food supply and the fears that are held for an inadequate supply for our world. It looks at questions such as should farmers grow biofuels instead of crops, is organic f… OL20923428W
Changes in food and farming Changes in food and farming Steve Parker "Farms are becoming bigger and bigger as more food is needed for the growing population. When land is cleared for farming, habitats are destroyed and soil can become infertile. Then the food has to b… OL21180791W
Food and water Food and water Jenny E. Tesar Discusses the vital importance of having an adequate supply of food and water and the effects of pursuing this need through various forms of storage and farming methods. OL2122565W
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