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FEEDING THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY
FEEDING THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Subtitle:
A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society
Book Category:
Fiction > General
Author:
Christian Anton Smedshaug, with a Foreword by Niek Koning
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN 10:
1843318679
ISBN 13:
9781843318675
Price:
25.00
Publication Year:
2010

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Feeding The World in the 21st Century: A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society' provides a historical understanding of agricultural development over the last two centuries. Characteristics of the period have included the opening of the prairies in the late 18th century, the invention of industrial fertilizer and the tractor's displacement of the horse. Such profound developments have led to an abundance of food and peace and prosperity within the world market. This situation began at the end of the American Civil War and continued until 2005, when prices rose in spite of increased production. Smedshaug gives a historical background of the current situation, while discussing the ultimate challenge of how to feed a world of 10 billion people.

 

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