food security

For a number of reasons, the global food supply is not as stable as it has been historically. The global population continues to grow, while catastrophic weather events like floods and droughts have an increasingly detrimental effect on crops around the world. Various political factors also impact food security, including violent conflicts within and between countries, trade wars and tariffs, and contentious decisions regarding which crops to subsidize. The viewpoints in this volume explore the causes of food insecurity around the world while also presenting potential solutions that could stabilize food supply at a local and global level.

Middle school readers will discover all the challenges in food and water production that humans face today, and learn about global efforts to battle the threat of food shortages.

"In this . . . look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the sustainable food revolution as she weaves together stories from the world's . . . innovators on the front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change"--Provided by publisher.

"[Environmentalist Joel K. Bourne offers readers a glimpse into the nation's food supply shortage, and the urgent need to address world hunger through sustainable agriculcutre. Profiling scientists, economists, historians, and farmers, Bourne's investigation leads him] from his family farm to international agricultural hotspots to introduce new generations of farmers engaged in the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced"--Dust jacket.

There are more hungry people in the world than most students know. And with the human population growing every day, is there a possibility we will run out of food? Filled with current facts, key details, and expert analysis, this book introduces readers to the specifics of feeding a population, including problems, such as the dangers of overly processed food, and possible solutions, such as agroecology. Students will learn how to do their part to improve the situation through Take Action boxes that can be as simple as tracking the food they eat or as involved as starting a community garden. Appendix, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Full-color photographs, For Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Web Sites, Chapter Notes.

Examines the issue of hunger in America and proposes new solutions to the problem.

Examines The Stop, a Community Food Centre in Toronto, Ontario that began as a cramped food bank and now includes gardens, kitchens, a greenhouse, farmers' markets and a mission to change the food system.

Examines the ways people around the globe are helping the global food shortage by implementing new agricultural and food processing technology. Argues that food will become a precious commodity unless something is done now, before the Earth warms much more.