Global Food Futures Feeding the World in 2050

by Gardner, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780857851550
• ISBN10: 0857851551
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780857851574
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-09-26
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

By 2050 the world will be faced with the enormous challenge of feeding 9 billion people despite being affected by climate change, rising energy costs and pressure on food growing land and other major resources. How will the world produce 70% more food by 2050 to feed a projected extra 2.3 billion people? What will be the impact of food shortages and high prices on areas in crisis such as sub-Sahara Africa? Where will future production growth come from? And how do we balance the need for environmental protection with sustainable agricultural production methods? This is the first text to present a scholarly, balanced approach to the contentious area of food production and supply up to 2050 - offering a readable and well-informed account which tackles the global food situation in all its totality, from agricultural production, technological advance, dietary concerns, population changes, income trends, environmental issues, government food and agriculture policy, trade, financial markets, macroeconomics and food security. Highly accessible and written by a specialist author with experience as an agricultural analyst, policy advisor and researcher, Global Food Futuressynthesises the key issues in one volume.

Author Biography

Brian Gardner has been analyzing, writing about and commenting on European and international agriculture and food policy developments for more than thirty years. Notable publications include European Agriculture: Policies, Production and Trade, Growing Pains: New Europe and the CAP in The Perfect Union? New Europe and the EU (edited by Roger Gough) and A Guide to the Reformed CAP.

Table of Contents

IntroductionFamine or PlentyThe Structure Of World Food Trade 1The Structure Of World Food Trade 2The World Economy and The Demand for FoodPopulation GrowthThe Roots Of The Increased Demand For FoodProblems Of Access To FoodThe Production ResponsePredicting Economic Growth and The Demand for FoodFood Supply Policies Food PolicyChallenges 1Challenges 2TradeSustainabilityConclusionIndex