Food and Farming: Farming and the Environment

by Louise Spilsbury (Author), Louise Spilsbury (Author), Richard Spilsbury (Author), Louise Spilsbury (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $3.30

  From the farming methods in the developed world and the impact of cash crop farming in developing countries to the processing and transporting of food and the impact of animal diseases, this series covers all aspects of food farming and production around the world. It looks at their impact on the environment and the high-tech ways in which our food may be produced in the future. The series covers: / Environmental themes, such as food miles, sustainable farming, habitat destruction, and soil erosion / The ethics of animal farming and animal rights / The contents of processed foods and other nutritional issues surrounding food production / The future of farming and farming technology, such as GM foods, nano foods and robot pickers