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Food security / Bryan L. McDonald.

By: Series: Dimensions of securityPublication details: Cambridge : Polity, c2010.Description: viii, 205 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745648071 (hbk.)
  • 074564807X (hbk.)
  • 9780745648088 (pbk.)
  • 0745648088 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD9000.5 .M369 2010
Other classification:
  • 43.71
Contents:
Introduction : twenty-first century challenges to food security -- Food security and the global food system -- From local to global : shifts in world food systems -- Global trends impacting food security -- Ensuring proper nutrition : the challenge of malnutrition in an era of global change -- Managing global environmental change : the environmental impacts of agriculture and food production -- Optimizing food safety : threats to health and food security from disease, contamination, and biological weapons -- Conclusion : sustainable food security.
Summary: Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the major issues impacting global food security today.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HD9000.5 .M369 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001183903

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-192) and index.

Introduction : twenty-first century challenges to food security -- Food security and the global food system -- From local to global : shifts in world food systems -- Global trends impacting food security -- Ensuring proper nutrition : the challenge of malnutrition in an era of global change -- Managing global environmental change : the environmental impacts of agriculture and food production -- Optimizing food safety : threats to health and food security from disease, contamination, and biological weapons -- Conclusion : sustainable food security.

Despite great global effort, events of the early 21st century clearly demonstrate that food remains a pressing challenge which has significant implications for security. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the major issues impacting global food security today.

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