The atlas of food : who eats what, where and why

Food - how it's produced, processed, sold and consumed - affects us all.

It is crucial not just to our personal health and welfare, but to the health and welfare of all nations, many depending on agriculture to survive.

With global population heading towards 9 billion and chronic famine and poverty affecting a huge number, the issues covered in this atlas could not be more important.

It traces the food chain and show how it is affected by history, politics, natural events, lifestyles and eating habits.

It looks at how food is traded, the operations of the market, the uses of technology including GM food, and the impacts on consumers, farmers and manufacturers around the world.

The reader will come away with a clear grasp of the issues, the contending pressures and interests, and the options for the future.

Winner of the Andre Simon Memorial Fund Award for the best book on food 2003.