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Cómo funciona la comida / How to Feed the World: The History and Future of Food


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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.

About the Author :
Vaclav Smil es profesor emérito de la Universidad de Manitoba, en Winnipeg, Canadá. Es autor de una cuarentena de libros que abordan desde la renovación energética hasta la producción de alimentos, pasando por las innovaciones tecnológicas, los cambios medioambientales y de población, las políticas públicas o las evaluaciones de riesgo. Es miembro de la Royal Society de Canadá y miembro de la Orden de Canadá.

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«Si te preocupa el futuro y te enfurece que no se esté haciendo suficiente al respecto, por favor, lee este libro».
Paul Collier (Sobre Cómo funciona el mundo)

«Puedes estar o no de acuerdo con Smil; aceptar o desconfiar de su solo los hechos ; pero no deberías ignorarlo».
The Washington Post (Sobre Cómo funciona el mundo)

«Cómo funciona el mundo cumple plenamente la promesa de su título. Es difícil formular un elogio mayor».
Simon Ings, New Scientist (Sobre Cómo funciona el mundo)

«No soy ni pesimista ni optimista; soy un científico, escribe Smil en la introducción con la típica valentía Smiliana. De hecho, es más bien un numerista, un erudito con un don para triturar datos complejos con rigor y reducirlos a agradables bocados de información».
Financial Times (Sobre Cómo funciona el mundo)

«El título de Smil lo dice todo: para entender el mundo hay que examinar las líneas de tendencia, no los titulares. Un retrato fascinante, convincente y sobre todo realista del mundo actual y de hacía dónde nos dirigimos».
Steven Pinker (Sobre Los números no mienten)

«En un mundo de intelectuales especializados, Smil es un polímata ambicioso y extraordinario que se enfrenta a los obstáculos... Sus libros están más cargados de datos que muchos otros, pero tiene una destacable manera de enmarcar hechos básicos».
Wired (Sobre El tamaño de las cosas)

«Uno de los pensadores más interesantes del mundo investiga lo grande, lo pequeño y todo lo demás... Smil reúne mundos enteros en paquetes entretenidos, coloridos y agradables».
Kirkus Reviews (Sobre El tamaño de las cosas)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788410214927
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
  • Publisher Imprint: Debate
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 296
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 391 gr
  • ISBN-10: 841021492X
  • Publisher Date: 23 Jun 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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