The Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where and Why: Volume 7 (The Earthscan Atlas) - Softcover

Impressive and far-ranging, an extremely useful and comprehensive, if disturbing, read.' Financial Times

'Fascinating and comprehensive.' New Agriculturist

'This splendid presentation of deeply worrying data and trends should be a wake-up call.' Times Higher Education Supplement

'An extraordinarily clear basis for understanding the underlying issues, this vital study clearly shows how threatened the security of the food supply chain has become in a globally interconnected world.' Ecologist

'A unique and easily accessible insight into the way our world food system works. This splendid presentation of deeply worrying data and trends should be a wake-up call.' Times Higher Education Supplement

'A remarkable book that reveals with devastating clarity the bizarre way the world feeds itself. The quest to find out just what's happening to our food is no longer a journey without maps.' The Food Programme, BBC Radio 4

'A fascinating book which gives global perspective on food and its production and supply... extremely well illustrated with maps and graphs.' Nutrition and Food Science

'The Atlas of Food provides an authoritative account of the food chain.' Food Manufacture

'This is a terrific resource for those who want to know all about how the world feeds itseld, who produces what and where it goes. A comprehensive study.' Health Food Business

Now completely updated, this award-winning atlas maps every link of the food chain, from farming, production and retail to the food on our plates. It also investigates how, in an era of new technologies, globalized food trade and even plentiful supply, millions remain hungry. Topics include:

• Prices and Shortages 
• Malnutrition 
• Dietary Changes and Increasing Obesity 
• Climate Change Impacts 
• Industrial Farming 
• Live Animal Trade 
• GM Crops 
• Fertilizers and Pesticides 
• Organic Farming 
• Land Rights 
• Trade Justice
• Fast Food and Additives