Book: How to Feed the World
March 21, 2018| |
Experts from Purdue University answered the question, "How to feed the world?" in a book edited by Jessica Eise and Ken Foster. 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.
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Resources
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