EAN 9781849713870

As the threats of food insecurity loom ever larger, the world faces the sad irony of food shortages in the global South alongside a purported 'obesity epidemic' in the global North. The twin issues of food production and food access are of particular concern in the context of climate change, 'peak oil', biofuels, and land grabs by wealthy nations. "Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainability" offers critical insights by international scholars, with chapters on global food security, supermarket power, new technologies, and sustainability.