Hungry for Profit: The Agribusiness Threat to Farmers, Food, and the Environment.

by Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster

Book Overview

Millions go hungry every year in both poor and rich nations, yet hundreds of thousands of peasants and farmers continue to be pushed off the land. Applied in increasing volumes, chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers deplete the soil, pollute our food and water, and leave crops more vulnerable to pest outbreaks. The new and expanding use of genetically engineered seeds threatens species diversity.
This penetrating set of essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583670165
• ISBN13: 9781583670163
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"