Shattering: Food, Politics, and the Loss of Genetic Diversity

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Synopsis
The consequences are more than culinary. Without the genetic diversity from which farmers traditionally breed for resistance to diseases, crops are more susceptible to the spread of pestilence.

Tragedies like the Irish Potato Famine may be thought of today as ancient history; yet the U.S. corn blight of 1970 shows that technologically based agribusiness is a breeding ground for disaster.

Copyright:
1990

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
ISBN-13:
9780816511815
Publisher:
The University of Arizona Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Arizona Board of Regents
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction
Submitted By:
Worth Trust
Proofread By:
Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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