Isbn: 9781333249564 - a compendium of the world's food production and consumption: the railway, the market wrecker (classic reprint) (4 risultati)

Condizione: Like New. In unused condition, may show some slight shelf wear, but otherwise unread. This title was digitally scanned from a rare, out of print edition, and will have some visual artifacts from that process.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a detailed historical analysis of the rapid expansion of productive agricultural land in the United States, examining how and why the era of rapid expansion has reached a definitive end. The author, a prominent authority on the topic, draws on official data and economic trends to trace the causal relationship between peacetime abundance, cheap food, and increasing populations from 1870-1890. The book then goes on to demonstrate that the extension of the cultivated area, relative to population, has been continuously declining since 1885, with the yearly net increase in food production lagging behind the yearly increase in population. The author goes on to forecast the imminent cessation of food exports from the U.S. and potentially substantial food scarcity in the upcoming years. The well-researched, data-driven analysis presented in this book provides essential background knowledge for understanding the upcoming global food landscape and the challenges the agricultural sector faces. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …