The end of plenty : the race to feed a crowded world / Joel K. Bourne Jr.
The end of plenty : the race to feed a crowded world / Joel K. Bourne Jr.
The end of plenty : the race to feed a crowded world / Joel K. Bourne Jr.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Call Numbers
G 2015/3095
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The erstwhile agronomist -- The curse -- Famine's lethal lessons -- The Green Revolution : food, sex, and war -- The plight of the Punjab -- China : landraces and Lamborghinis -- Food, fuel, and profit -- The gauntlet -- The Blue Revolution -- Back in the USSR -- The blooming desert -- Magic seeds...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
Edition
First ediiton.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Looks at the state of the food supply and food security in a world of rapidly expanding population, outlining the tremendous challenges humanity faces in the near future, and the scientists and farmers working to meet them in the face of a changing climate.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The end of plenty : the race to feed a crowded world / Joel K. Bourne Jr.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/3095
Record Identifier
74VK7kJzrwab
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7kJzrwab
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0393079538 (hardcover)
9780393079531 (hardcover)
DDC
363.8
MMS ID
991022903739702626
