Dawn M. Drake, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
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Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Basics of Human Nutrition What is Famine? Who is Impacted Most by Global Food Shortages? Why Should the World Care? Chapter 1: The Origins and Causes of Global Food Shortages A Brief History of Agriculture A Brief History of Food Shortages Historic Solutions to Food Shortages Is There a Global Food Shortage? Causes of Food Shortages Globally Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 2: The Current State of Global Food Shortages and Impacts of Shortages Supply vs. Demand in Global Food Who is Most Affected? Outcome of Food Shortages: Increasing Food Imports Outcome of Food Shortages: Ability to Use Food as a Political Tool Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 3: Responses to Global Food Shortages Improving Food Distribution Improving Distribution of Food Aid Improving Production Improving Storage Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 4: Future Implications of Global Food Shortages Scenario One: Humans Adapt and Develop New Technology Scenario Two: Lack of Adaptation Leads to a Series of Cascading Consequences Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 5: Perspective Essays Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: Insights from Coastal Bangladesh, Saleh Ahmed A Burdensome Abundance: Thinking Critically and Empathetically about the Green Revolution, Jessey Gilley Pathways Toward Zero Hunger: Organic and Genetically Modified Crops, Zeynab Jouzi Food Insecurity, Food Waste, and the Globalization of Food Banks, Daniel N. Warshawsky Insurgency Threat to Food Peace in Nigeria, Olusola Olufemi Food Aid: Saving Grace or Neocolonial Dependency?, Hannah Kass Seeding Seven Generations: The Key to Our Sustainable and Healthy Food Future, Stephen R. Penner and Michael Yellow Bird Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Basics of Human Nutrition What is Famine? Who is Impacted Most by Global Food Shortages? Why Should the World Care? Chapter 1: The Origins and Causes of Global Food Shortages A Brief History of Agriculture A Brief History of Food Shortages Historic Solutions to Food Shortages Is There a Global Food Shortage? Causes of Food Shortages Globally Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 2: The Current State of Global Food Shortages and Impacts of Shortages Supply vs. Demand in Global Food Who is Most Affected? Outcome of Food Shortages: Increasing Food Imports Outcome of Food Shortages: Ability to Use Food as a Political Tool Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 3: Responses to Global Food Shortages Improving Food Distribution Improving Distribution of Food Aid Improving Production Improving Storage Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 4: Future Implications of Global Food Shortages Scenario One: Humans Adapt and Develop New Technology Scenario Two: Lack of Adaptation Leads to a Series of Cascading Consequences Conclusions Further Reading Chapter 5: Perspective Essays Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture: Insights from Coastal Bangladesh, Saleh Ahmed A Burdensome Abundance: Thinking Critically and Empathetically about the Green Revolution, Jessey Gilley Pathways Toward Zero Hunger: Organic and Genetically Modified Crops, Zeynab Jouzi Food Insecurity, Food Waste, and the Globalization of Food Banks, Daniel N. Warshawsky Insurgency Threat to Food Peace in Nigeria, Olusola Olufemi Food Aid: Saving Grace or Neocolonial Dependency?, Hannah Kass Seeding Seven Generations: The Key to Our Sustainable and Healthy Food Future, Stephen R. Penner and Michael Yellow Bird Bibliography Index
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