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Where pigs live(d): 1922 and 2005

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: June 4, 2009

Comparing global pig population densities in 1922 and 2005: the FAO’s Gridded Livestock of the World 2005 and USDA 1922 Yearbook’s global pig maps

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Morsels: assorted food maps

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: June 2, 2009

Food mapping morsels from @tracingpaper: invisible food, fast food nation, mapping the world’s food, scrumpers’ delight, totem foods, hog history, CAFO whereabouts.

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Food in books: mapping the world’s food

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: May 19, 2009

Every day, the world’s food system has 6.5 billion mouths to feed. It’s humanity’s single biggest undertaking: 1.3 billion farm-workers work 4.9 billion HA to produce 356 kg of grain each year for every person alive. Still the system isn’t working: “2 billion people suffer from chronic under-nutrition and 18 million die each year from hunger-related diseases”. Understanding the world’s food system better is essential if we’re to face move towards a more equitable and sustainable way of feeding ourselves. Tim Lang and Erik Millstone’s updated edition of The Atlas of Food in an invaluable guide to the complexities and scale of world food.

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