Food is fundamental to life on Earth. The struggle to find or grow food, and often failing, is the story of human history. Today we have more varities of food and production methods than ever before, but there has perhaps never been less connection with the land that produces food, and with farming. And despite all the incredible progress that has been made, today nearly 11 per cent of the world's population is undernourished. This book is one in the Question It! series for readers upwards of age 10, which explores globally important topics relating to the environment in a balanced and objective way, encouraging readers to adopt a questioning approach to the issues involved. Titles in the 6-book series are: Climate Change, Food, Natural Habitats, Oil, Population and Water.
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Illuminating and informative guides to some of the most pressing issues in our world today
1: It's time to debate... Food2: Problems on a plate3: Either too much or too little4: Subsistence or cash?5: Agri-business6: Best land use?7: GM foods8: Bringing home the harvest?9: Just another commodity?10: The hard sell11: The price of milk12: Hungry world13: Famine14: Overseas aid and famine relief15: The right stuff16: Processing and additives17: Body mass index18: Sugar tax or nanny state19: Food security20: The future21: Is food really a human right?22: Glossary23: Further information24: Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526303400
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Wayland
Vekt
180 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

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Om bidragsyterne

Philip Steele is a leading writer of children's non-fiction books. He was born in Surrey, graduated from University College Durham and worked in London publishing houses. He then freelanced as a project manager, publishing consultant and author. He has written a wide range of books for Wayland, Watts, Dorling Kindersley, Kingfisher/Macmillan, Walker Books and many other publishers worldwide. History, biography, lands and peoples, the natural world, current affairs and social issues all feature prominently in his backlist. Philip has backpacked around Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. For many years he has been settled very happily amidst the mountains, beaches and green fields of North Wales. His wife (as a teacher) and his teenage daughter (as a secondary school pupil) are ideally suited to cast a critical eye over his work!