ABSTRACT

Originally 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.

chapter Chapter One|18 pages

Retrospect

chapter Chapter Two|17 pages

Diversity of Foods

chapter Chapter Three|12 pages

Food Consumption between the First and Second World Wars

chapter Chapter Four|8 pages

Food Supply Sources before the Second World War

chapter Chapter Six|8 pages

Food Consumption during the Second World War

chapter Chapter Seven|12 pages

Food Controls, Rationing and Price Regulation

chapter Chapter Eight|9 pages

Government Purchasing of Food

chapter Chapter Nine|14 pages

Communal Feeding

chapter Chapter Ten|25 pages

Food Supplies and Consumption since the War

chapter Chapter Eleven|20 pages

The World’s Food Supplies

chapter Chapter Twelve|10 pages

International Organizations

chapter Chapter Thirteen|7 pages

Development Schemes in the Commonwealth and Colonies

chapter Chapter Fourteen|5 pages

Prospects for the Future