Is the future of food looking bleak - or better than ever?
At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates what it will take to feed a hotter, hungrier, more crowded world.
She explores the past along with the present and discovers startling innovations: remote-control crops, vertical farms, robot weedkillers, lab-grown meat, 3D-printed meals, water networks run by supercomputers, cloud seeding and sensors that monitor the microclimate of individual plants. She meets the creative and controversial minds changing the face of modern food production, and tackles fears over genetic modification with hard facts.
The Fate of Food is a fascinating look at the threats and opportunities that lie ahead as we struggle for food security.
Faced with a perilous future, it gives us reason to hope.
| ISBN: | 9781786076458 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2019 |
| Author: | Amanda Little |
| Publisher: | Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 340 pages |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies: food and society Food and beverage processing and engineering Food security and supply Popular Science Agricultural science Sustainable agriculture Cookery, Food and Drink Environmental science, engineering and technology Agriculture and farming Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes |