Changes in food and farming
By: [Steve Parker]
Series: Changes in; QED changes in; QED changes in
Publisher: QED
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781848351882; 9781848352421
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Agriculture; Environmental protection; Food supply
Other titles: Food and farming
Description: "Farms are becoming bigger and bigger as more food is needed for the growing population. When land is cleared for farming, habitats are destroyed and soil can become infertile. Then the food has to be stored and transported, which costs money and causes pollution. It's not all doom and gloom! We just need to understand what's happening. If everyone wasted less food, then there would be more to go round and fewer farms would be needed. Plus, if food were bought locally, then there would be fewer food miles."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Table of contents includes: Down on the farm; title: Growing food; title: Fertile land; title: Farming wood; title: Nature in danger; title: Double disaster; title: Make way for farms; title: Endless fields; title: Hi-tech farming; title: Farming the sea; title: Energy farms; title: Mountains and miles; title: Keeping shelves full.