Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart (English) Paperback

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Waste by Tristram Stuart With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does. Combining frontline investigation with fresh data, this title shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does.Farmers, manufacturers, supermarkets and consumers in North America and Europe discard up to half of their food - enough to feed all the worlds hungry at least three times over. Forests are destroyed and nearly one tenth of the Wests greenhouse gas emissions are released growing food that will never be eaten. While affluent nations throw away food through neglect, in the developing world crops rot because farmers lack the means to process, store and transport them to market.But there could be surprisingly painless remedies for what has become one of the worlds most pressing environmental and social problems. Travelling from Yorkshire to China, from Pakistan to Japan, and introducing us to foraging pigs, potato farmers, freegans and food industry directors, Stuart encounters grotesque examples of profligacy, but also inspiring innovations and ways of making the most of what we have. Combining front-line investigation with startling new data, Waste shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. Notes The world has a food problem, but surprisingly, it isnt just to do with the lack of it. In North America and Europe, we discard between 30-50% of our fresh produce, enough to feed the starving nations six times over, while developing nations throw away 40% of their crops because they dont have the basic infrastructure to store it. But avoiding food waste can easily be achieved. Author Biography Tristram Stuart has been a freelance writer for Indian newspapers, a project manager in Kosovo and a prominent critic of the food industry. He has made regular contributions to television documentaries, radio and newspaper debates on the social and environmental aspects of food. His first book, The Bloodless Revolution, a genuinely revelatory contribution to the history of human ideas (Daily Telegraph), was published in 2006. He lives in the UK. Review The world faces incredibly difficult challenges-we simply cant afford the kind of crazy waste Tristram Stuart uncovers and describes in this beautifully reported work. Its nauseating in places, but ultimately hopeful: if we got serious about preventing this waste, we might just find the margin we need to deal with our biggest problems. -- Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy Prizes Short-listed for John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize 2009 Details ISBN0141036346 Author Tristram Stuart Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2009 ISBN-10 0141036346 ISBN-13 9780141036342 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle Uncovering the Global Food Scandal Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 338.19 Illustrations 16 pp b/w Media Book Pages 480 Short Title WASTE Language English Publication Date 2009-07-02 UK Release Date 2009-07-02 Alternative 9780141924618 NZ Release Date 2009-07-30 AU Release Date 2009-07-30 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:20563242;

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