From Dearth to Plenty: The Modern Revolution in Food Production

An absorbing story of scientific discovery and its exploitation for technological advance in agriculture is told in this book. It sets this against the financial and business constraints of the individual farmer and the industry as a whole. It encapsulates the history of an important period, 1936-86, when Government policy sought to aid the competitiveness of the industry through fiscal measures and by encouraging scientific and technical innovation. It thus provides a framework of understanding for current policy-making in agriculture.Blaxter, Kenneth is the author of 'From Dearth to Plenty: The Modern Revolution in Food Production', published 2007 under ISBN 9780521041959 and ISBN 0521041953.