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The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and under-regu...

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1. Verfasser: Paarlberg, Robert L.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals. Heavily subsidized and under-regulated commercial farmers are facing stronger push-back from environmentalists and consumer activists, and food companies are under the microscope. Meanwhile in developing countries, agricultural success in Asia has spurred income growth and dietary enrichment, but agricultural failure in Africa has.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 218 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199745425
0199745420

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