The Food Wars is a 2009 book by Walden Bello

Walden Bello

Walden Bello is a Filipino author, academic, and political analyst. He is a professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman, as well as executive director of Focus on the Global South...

 which examines the food crisis and issues relating to food security

Food security

Food security refers to the availability of food and one's access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. According to the World Resources Institute, global per capita food production has been increasing substantially for the past...

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It was originally published on 25 September 2009.

Response

Philip McMichael described that book as "A comprehensive and timely corrective to agribusiness-as-usual scenarios for solving the food crisis ... His solutions are compelling and critical for planetary sustainability."

Naomi Kline praised the book.