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Author Millstone, Erik, author.

Title The atlas of food : who eats what, where, and why / Erik Millstone and Tim Lang ; foreword by Marion Nestle
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (128 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Contents pt. I. Contemporary challenges : Current concerns ; Feeding the world ; Unequal distribution ; Environmental challenges ; Water pressure ; Nutritional deficiencies ; Over-nutrition ; Contamination -- pt. II. Farming : Mechanization ; Industrial livestock production ; Animal feed ; Animal diseases ; Agricultural R & D ; Genetically modified crops ; Pesticides ; Fertilizers ; Working the land ; Land ownership ; Urban farming ; Fishing and aquaculture ; Agricultural biodiversity ; Organic farming ; Greenhouse gases -- pt. III. Trade : Trade flows ; Live animal transport ; Subsidized trade ; Trade disputes ; Trade dependency ; Fair trade -- pt. 4. Processing, retailing and consumption : Staple foods ; Changing diets ; Processing giants ; Retail power ; Organic food ; Food additives ; Eating out ; Fast food ; Alcohol ; Advertising and marketing ; Citizens bite back -- pt. V. Data tables : Agriculture ; Consumption
Notes "With and updated introduction."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Food industry and trade
Food.
Food supply -- Maps
Food
food.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
Food
Food industry and trade
Food supply
Genre/Form Maps
Form Electronic book
Author Lang, Tim, author
ISBN 9780520966819
0520966813