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OverviewOriginally published in 1952. In this fascinating book that examines the statistics, the term food supplies is interpreted in a wide sense and it deals among other matters with such subjects as supplies from home agriculture and from overseas; food consumption; controls, rationing and price regulations, and Government purchasing of food. Included are chapters on world food supplies, international organizations concerned with food and agriculture, and development schemes in the Commonwealth and colonies. Food supply from the eighteenth century onwards is outlined and the dependence on imported food is discussed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: K. G. FenelonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9780367275921ISBN 10: 0367275929 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 01 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Retrospect 2. Diversity of Foods 3. Food Consumption Between the First and Second World Wars 4. Food Supply Sources Before the Second World War 5. Effects of the Second World War on Britain’s Sources of Food Supplies 6. Food Consumption During the Second World War 7. Food Controls, Rationing and Price Regulation 8. Government Purchasing of Food 9. Communal Feeding 10. Food Supplies and Consumption Since the War 11. The World’s Food Supplies 12. International Organizations 13. Development Schemes in the Commonwealth and Colonies 14. Prospects for the Future. Statistical AppendixReviewsAuthor InformationKevin Fenelon was Director of Statistics and Intelligence at the Ministry of Food in the years after the Second World War. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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