Adequate Food for All

CRC Press

Adequate Food for AllCulture, Science, and Technology of Food in the 21st Century\nAuthor(s): Wilson G. Pond, Buford L. Nichols, Dan L. Brown\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781420077537, 978-1420077537\nSynopsis\nFood is the sustenance of life. But while we understand that a secure supply of food has been affected by many factors over the course of history, we do not often allow ourselves to entertain the idea that a lack of adequate food worldwide is a very real and dangerous possibility. While soil degradation, water distribution, climate change, population growth, and environmental issues are of serious concern, the ultimate expectation is that humankind will survive and even prevail simply because it always has, through human ingenuity and continued advances in science and technology.\n\nAdequate Food for All: Culture, Science, and Technology of Food in the 21st Century looks at those factors threatening tof