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Blaxter, Kenneth

 
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This 1999 book is an account of the problems of meeting world needs for food.

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Descrizione del libro

Malthus' views are examined in this 1986 book and estimates are made of the need to increase and the possibilities of increasing both the nutritional status of the world's population and the production of food and other essentials. This is a definitive account of the problems of meeting world needs for food.

Contenuti

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The numbers of people; 3. Food and people; 4. Nutrients and commodities; 5. Physical resources; 6. People in the developing countries; 7. Limits and resources; 8. Solutions; References; Index.

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