Can we feed the world without destroying it? / Eric Holt-Giménez
Series: Global FuturesPublication details: Cambridge ; Medford : Polity Press , 2019 Description: 140 p. ; 19 cmISBN: 9781509522019Subject(s): Hambre | Política alimentaria | Industria alimentariaAbstract: In his new book titled Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) argues that under our present food system, initiatives to double food production to feed 10 billion people by 2050 will push our planet beyond its limits and destroy the lives and livelihoods of billions of people— and will still fail to end hunger. The book shows how our present food system actually causes chronic hunger and environmental destruction by overproducing food. Holt-Giménez asserts that to end hunger and stop global warming we must make fundamental changes to the global food system.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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In his new book titled Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) argues that under our present food system, initiatives to double food production to feed 10 billion people by 2050 will push our planet beyond its limits and destroy the lives and livelihoods of billions of people— and will still fail to end hunger. The book shows how our present food system actually causes chronic hunger and environmental destruction by overproducing food. Holt-Giménez asserts that to end hunger and stop global warming we must make fundamental changes to the global food system.