The atlas of food
Subtitle: who eats what, where, and why
By: Erik Millstone and Tim Lang ; foreword by Marion Nestle.
Contributors: Lang, Tim.; Myriad Editions Limited.
Edition: Rev. and updated.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780520254091
Subjects: Food industry and trade; Food; Food industry and trade -- Statistics; Food -- Statistics
Genres: Statistics.
Other titles: Food
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-125) and index.

Winner, André Simon Memorial Fund Best Food Book Award--P. [1] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Contemporary challenges.  Current concerns ; Feeding the world ; Unequal distribution ; Environmental challenges ; Water pressure ; Nutritional deficiencies ; Over-nutrition ; Contamination; title: Pt. 2. Farming.  Mechanization ; Industrial livestock production ; Animal feed ; Animal diseases ; Agricultural R&D ; Genetically modified crops ; Pesticides ; Fertilizers ; Working the land ; Land ownership ; Urban farming ; Fishing and aquaculture ; Agricultural biodiversity ; Organic farming ; Greenhouse gases; title: Pr. 3. Trade.  Trade flows ; Live animal transport ; Subsidized trade ; Trade disputes ; Trade dependency ; Fair trade; title: Pt. 4. Processing, retailing and consumption.  Staple foods ; Changing diets ; Processing giants ; Retail power ; Organic food ; Food additives ; Eating out ; Fast food ; Alcohol ; Advertising and marketing ; Citizens bite back; title: Pt. 5. Data tables.  Agriculture ; Consumption.