What we eat, where we eat, and how we eat: these questions are explored in this remarkable book, now with a new introduction contextualizing the atlas for 2013 and beyond. By providing an up-to-date and visually appealing understanding of important issues around global food and agriculture, The Atlas of Food maps out broad areas of investigation―contamination of food and water, overnutrition, micronutrient deficiency, processing, farming, and trade―to offer a concise overview of today's food and farming concerns. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production system. “This accessible, award-winning, and beautifully and extensively illustrated little book contains anything you might know about world food production.” ― Toronto Globe & Mail Published On: 2008-10-25 “This accessible, award-winning, and beautifully and extensively illustrated little book contains anything you might know about world food production.” ― Toronto Globe & Mail Published On: 2008-10-25 Erik Millstone is Professor of Science Policy at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Tim Lang is Professor of Food Policy at City University, London, Chair of Sustain, and is a consultant to the World Health Organization. The Atlas of Food Who Eats What, Where, and Why By Erik Millstone, Tim Lang, Jannet King, Candida Lacey UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Copyright © 2013 Myriad Editions Limited All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-520-27642-0 Contents Foreword by Marion Nestle, 7, Contributors, 8, Updated Introduction, 9, Part 1 Contemporary Challenges, 14, 1 Current Concerns, 16, 2 Feeding the World, 18, 3 Unequal Distribution, 20, 4 Environmental Challenges, 22, 5 Water Pressure, 24, 6 Nutritional Deficiencies, 26, 7 Over-Nutrition, 28, 8 Contamination, 30, Part 2 Farming, 32, 9 Mechanization, 34, 10 Industrial Livestock Production, 36, 11 Animal Feed, 38, 12 Animal Diseases, 40, 13 Agricultural R&D, 42, 14 Genetically Modified Crops, 44, 15 Pesticides, 46, 16 Fertilizers, 48, 17 Working the Land, 50, 18 Land Ownership, 52, 19 Urban Farming, 54, 20 Fishing and Aquaculture, 56, 21 Agricultural Biodiversity, 58, 22 Organic Farming, 60, 23 Greenhouse Gases, 62, Part 3 Trade, 64, 24 Trade Flows, 66, 25 Live Animal Transport, 68, 26 Subsidized Trade, 70, 27 Trade Disputes, 72, 28 Trade Dependency, 74, 29 Fair Trade, 76, Part 4 Processing, Retailing and Consumption, 78, 30 Staple Foods, 80, 31 Changing Diets, 82, 32 Processing Giants, 84, 33 Retail Power, 86, 34 Organic Food, 88, 35 Food Additives, 90, 36 Eating Out, 92, 37 Fast Food, 94, 38 Alcohol, 96, 39 Advertising and Marketing, 98, 40 Citizens Bite Back, 100, Part 5 Data Tables, 102, Agriculture, 104, Consumption, 112, Sources, 120, Index, 126, CHAPTER 1 Current Concerns FOOD PRICES AROUND THE WORLD – both local and imported products – rose by nearly 40 percent in 2007, caused by a combination of factors that include the financial markets, environmental conditions, and policy decisions. Booming Asian economies are leading to a heightened demand for all kinds of food, but in particular for meat and dairy products, which rely on an increased supply of grain for animal feed. Cereal stocks in 2007/08, especially those of wheat, are predicted to be at their lowest since the early 1980s. Extreme weather conditions, including both droughts and floods, have affected both local food supplies and prices, and the global grain trade. High oil prices mean higher transport costs, which clearly impacts on global trade, but also on local retail prices. The increased demand for biofuels – in part a response to the need to combat climate change – is also a contributing factor, since it reduces the amount of grain available for food. Campaigners in Africa are highlighting a worrying trend towards the purchase of large areas of land by commercial companies intent on growing crops for fuel. While higher food prices may have little impact on some sectors of society, for people who may need to spend as much as 70 percent of their income on food, they bring real hardship, and even starvation. Protests against the high cost of staple foods took place around the globe in 2007, and in some countries government action was taken to freeze prices. Early in 2008, the World Food Programme warned that the sharp increase in the price of cereals was affecting its capacity to provide food aid for some of the world's most vulnerable people. CHAPTER 2 Feeding the World MORE THAN ENOUGH FOOD is produced to feed everyone in the world, and yet more than 850 million people do not get enough food to lead active and healthy lives. ,, They are consuming too little protein and energy to sustain a healthy weight, and suffer from deficiencies in the composition of their diet that leave them vulne