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by Vaclav Smil (Author)

Un análisis claro y penetrante del frágil engranaje que sostiene nuestra alimentación y de los desafíos urgentes para transformarlo.

«Uno de los pensadores más importantes del mundo sobre la teoría del desarrollo y un maestro del análisis estadístico . --The Guardian

«Vaclav Smil es mi autor favorito . --Bill Gates

Nunca hemos tenido que alimentar a tantas personas como en la actualidad. Y, sin embargo, desconocemos lo esencial acerca de cómo el mundo produce y consume los alimentos, cómo moldean nuestras necesidades nutricionales y cómo y por qué esto impacta al planeta. Así, en las decisiones económicas, políticas y cotidianas damos por sentado lo que hace posible la vida: la comida.

En este ambicioso libro, que desmiente una gran cantidad de mitos, Smil investiga muchas de las cuestiones candentes a las que nos enfrentamos hoy en día: por qué algunos de los mayores productores de alimentos del mundo también son los países con las poblaciones más desnutridas? Por qué desperdiciamos tanta comida y cómo podemos evitarlo? Podría todo el planeta volverse vegano de forma saludable? Debería?

Smil explora la historia de la producción de alimentos para entender por qué criamos algunos animales y no otros, por qué la mayoría de las calorías que se consumen en todo el mundo provienen de unos pocos alimentos y cómo esto podría cambiar en el futuro. Cómo funciona la comida es una guía basada en datos y en una rigurosa investigación que ofrece soluciones a un sistema alimentario global que ya no funciona.

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"Vaclav Smil is my favorite author."--Bill Gates

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 have never had to feed as many people as we do today. And yet, we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. As a result, in our economic, political, and everyday choices, we take for granted and fail to prioritize the thing that makes all our lives possible: food.

In this ambitious, myth-busting book, Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: why are some of the world's biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why do we waste so much food and how can we solve that? Could the whole planet go vegan and be healthy? Should it?

He explores the global history of food production to understand why we farm some animals and not others, why most of the world's calories come from just a few foodstuffs, and how this might change in the future.

How to Feed the World is the data-based, rigorously researched guide that offers solutions to our broken global food system.

Author Biography

Vaclav Smil es profesor emÃ(c)rito de la Universidad de Manitoba, en Winnipeg, Canadà. Es autor de una cuarentena de libros que abordan desde la renovaciÃ3n energÃ(c)tica hasta la producciÃ3n de alimentos, pasando por las innovaciones tecnolÃ3gicas, los cambios medioambientales y de poblaciÃ3n, las polÃ-ticas pðblicas o las evaluaciones de riesgo. Es miembro de la Royal Society de Canadà y miembro de la Orden de Canadà.

Number of Pages: 296
Dimensions: 0.91 x 9.01 x 5.91 IN
Publication Date: June 23, 2026

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