Bourne, Joel K., Jr.

The end of plenty : the race to feed a crowded world / Joel K. Bourne Jr. - First ediiton. - New Delhi : Speaking Tiger, 2016 - 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-392) and index.

The curse -- Famine's lethal lessons -- The green revolution : food, sex, and war -- The plight of the punjab -- China : landraces and Lamborghinis -- Food, fuel, and profit -- The gauntlet -- The blue revolution -- Back in the USSR -- The blooming desert -- Magic seeds : feeding shareholders or the world -- Organic agriculture feeding the rich or enriching the poor -- The Malawi miracle -- The grand desiderata.

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Food supply--Forecasting.
Food consumption forecasting.
Food security.

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