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Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
"María's family are poor Honduran farmers, growing barely enough to eat. Then a new teacher comes to town and shows María sustainable farming practices that yield good crops. An inspiring story, based on actual events, that shows us how farms and hopes are transformed as good gardens begin to grow."--
Series
Frontiers of economics and globalization volume Volume 16
Publisher
Emerald
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In recent years the issue of food security has become centre stage in the global agenda. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this book provides an overview of the new global challenges connected with land, food supply and agriculture. It does not simply raise the debate; rather it aspires to move forward the debate that has started with the G20 meetings. "--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Millions across the world face the daily challenge to find enough food to survive. Hunger is on the rise globally, with more than 1.2 billion people suffering from food insecurity. Rising prices are further restricting food access. In this deeply informative study, Majda Bne Saad identifies the causes for global hunger embedded in the current global political and economic system and highlights the key challenges facing food deficit countries. She...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. These groups provide billions of meals a year to people in need. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem...
Author
Series
Migration policy volume Number 72
Publisher
Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP)
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Publisher
Ashgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What defines a sustainable food system? How can it be more inclusive? How do local and global scales interact and how does power flow within food systems? How to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to realizing sustainable food systems? And how to activate change? These questions are considered by EU and North American academics and practitioners in this book. Using a wide range of case studies, it provides a critical overview, showing how and...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"With the global population projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, the need for nations to secure food supplies for their populations has never been more pressing. Finding better supply chain solutions is an essential part of achieving a secure and sustainable diet for a rapidly increasing population. We are now in a position, through methods including life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon footprinting and other tools, to accurately measure...