The World Food Outlook
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Trade and Development
ISBN-10
0521589843
ISBN-13
9780521589840
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 6th, 1997
Print length
236 Pages
Weight
345 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 1.50 cms
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This volume is a substantive and reasoned evaluation of the world food situation. The authors show that things have improved dramatically over the past three decades, and will probably continue to do so. They provide a much needed and reasoned view on a subject that is too often treated emotionally.
Modern day Malthusians warn that Malthus will ultimately be right: the world will be less and less able to feed itself as populations keep expanding and crop yields seem to have reached a peak. The authors of this volume believe that this pessimism is misplaced, and that there is in fact no worldwide food crisis. On the contrary, they show that the world food situation has improved dramatically over the past three decades: prices of agricultural commodities are at their lowest level in history in real terms and crop output is continuing to rise faster than population. This book provides a much needed and reasoned view on a subject that is too often treated emotionally. The important changes in the international food economy are considered in historical context and provide a basis for projections to 2010. The situation should continue to improve and food should become cheaper than it is today.
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