# How to Feed the World

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- Book: [How to Feed the World](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil/how-to-feed-the-world) ([How to Feed the World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil/how-to-feed-the-world.md))
- Authors: [Václav Smil](https://www.bookquiver.com/vaclav-smil)
- Publisher: Viking
- ISBN: 978-05-9383-451-0
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2025-03-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

An indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its food—and a scientist's exploration of how we can successfully feed a growing population without killing the planet We...