Can I read How to Feed the World on EtoBox?

How to Feed the World by Jessica Eise; Kenneth A Foster is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Feed the World about?

249 pages : 24 cm By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How can we meet this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial question by tackling big issues one-by-one. Covering population, water, land, climate change, technology, food systems, trade, food waste and loss, health, social buy-in, communication, and, lastly, the ultimate challenge of achieving equal access to food, the book reveals a complex web of factors that must be addressed in order to reach global food security. How to Feed the World unites contributors from different perspectives and academic disciplines, ranging from agronomy and hydrology to agricultural economy and communication. Hailing from Germany, the Philippines, the U.S., Ecuador, and beyond, the contributors weave their own life experiences into their chapters, connecting global issues to our tangible, day-to-day existence. Across every chapter, a similar theme emerges: these are not simple problems, yet we can overcome them. Doing so will require cooperation between farmers, scientists, policy makers, consumers, and many ot

Author

Jessica Eise; Kenneth A Foster

Publisher

Washington, DC: Island Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781610918831

Subjects

Science, Business, Agriculture

Updated

2026-03-24