| Description |
128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Contemporary challenges -- Part 2. Farming -- Part 3. Trade -- Part 4. Processing, retailing and consumption -- Part 5. World tables |
| Summary |
The authors trace the food chain and show how it is affected by history, politics, natural events, lifestyles and eating habits. They look at how food is traded, the operations of the market, the uses of technology including GM food, and more |
| Analysis |
Food |
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Food processing industry |
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Agricultural productivity |
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Trade |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Also issued under title: The Penguin atlas of food. New York : Penguin, 2003 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food industry and trade -- Maps.
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World maps.
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Food -- Maps.
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Food.
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Food industry and trade.
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Food [MESH]
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Food Industry [MESH]
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Diet [MESH]
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Food Industry.
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Food.
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Diet.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Maps.
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| Author |
Lang, Tim.
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| LC no. |
00002436 |
| ISBN |
9781853839658 |
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1853839655 paperback |
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