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Balancing on a Planet : The Future of Food and Agriculture

By Cleveland , David Arthur

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780520957084, 0520957083
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7741769 bytes)
Series
California studies in food and culture 46
Pages
320\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Food industry and trade. Agricult

Description

This book is an interdisciplinary primer on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's biological and sociocultural roots. Key components of the book are a thorough analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. David Cleveland argues that combining selected aspects of small-scale traditional agriculture with modern scientific agriculture can help balance our biological need for food with its e. Read more... Abstract: Focuses on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's historical roots. This book offers an analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions. Read more...

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