WORLD FOOD RESOURCES Actual and Potential

World food - feast or famine? Population and food demand: the malthusian equation; The green revolution; An inventory of the world; Hunters and farmers; Farms and factories; Joules and genes; The importance of climate and weather; Options for the future; The oceans as a food source; Employment, inco...

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Main Author: Allaby, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Applied Science Publishers 1977
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Summary:World food - feast or famine? Population and food demand: the malthusian equation; The green revolution; An inventory of the world; Hunters and farmers; Farms and factories; Joules and genes; The importance of climate and weather; Options for the future; The oceans as a food source; Employment, income distribution and nutrition; A new economic order? Scenarios for tomorrow.
Item Description:Label mounted on t.p.: Distributed exclusively by International Ideas, Philadelphia, Pa.
Physical Description:vii, 418 pages illustrations, map 23 cm
Bibliography:includes bibliographical references (pages. 407-409) and index
ISBN:085334731X