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The quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food.‘This eye-opening book . . . deserves global recognition’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall‘Devastating . . . demands reading and deserves the widest possible audience’ Joanna Lumley‘He is informed enough to be appalled, and moderate enough to persuade us to take responsibility for the system that feeds us’ Guardian: Book of the WeekFarm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating. We are reaching a tipping point as the farming revolution threatens our countryside, health and the quality of our food wherever we live in the world.From the antibiotics routinely given to industrially farmed animals to the chemicals that are killing our insect populations, Farmageddon is a fascinating and terrifying investigative journey behind the closed doors of a runaway industry across the world – from Europe to the USA, from China to Latin America. It is both a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices, and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future.

The quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food.''This eye-opening book . . . deserves global recognition'' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall''Devastating . . . demands reading and deserves the widest possible audience'' Joanna Lumley''He is informed enough to be appalled, and moderate enough to persuade us to take responsibility for the system that feeds us'' Guardian: Book of the WeekFarm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating. We are reaching a tipping point as the farming revolution threatens our countryside, health and the quality of our food wherever we live in the world.From the antibiotics routinely given to industrially farmed animals to the chemicals that are killing our insect populations, Farmageddon is a fascinating and terrifying investigative journey behind the closed doors of a runaway industry across the world – from Europe to the USA, from China to Latin America. It is both a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices, and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future.

''An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security'' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?Climate change and poaching are not the only culprits. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating, and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us.· We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife· Our planet''s resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species - from elephants to bumblebees to penguins - and looking at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight.

'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAMWhy are so many animals facing extinction?Climate change and poaching are not the only culprits. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating, and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us.· We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife· Our planet’s resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural worldFrom the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species - from elephants to bumblebees to penguins - and looking at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight.

Farmageddon in Pictures is a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices - delivered in handy, bite-sized pieces. Clear, direct text, lavishly illustrated with full-colour photography and infographics, this is a fascinating and terrifying investigation behind the closed doors of a global runaway industry. How do we find a way to a better farming future?

''A book of urgency but also of hope, as Lymbery shares solutions to save us'' Chris Packham ''Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we''ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too'' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallSixty Harvests Left not only reveals how industrial farming is ruining our soils but shows how we can adapt to restore the planet for a nature-friendly future.Taking its title from a chilling warning made by the United Nations that the world''s soils could be lost within a lifetime, Sixty Harvests Left uncovers how the food industry is threatening the planet. Put simply, without soils there will be no food: game over. And time is running out.From the United Kingdom to Italy, from Brazil to the Gambia to the USA, Philip Lymbery, the internationally acclaimed author of Farmageddon, goes behind the scenes of industrial farming and confronts ''Big Agriculture'', where mega-farms, chemicals and animal cages are sweeping the countryside and jeopardising the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the nature that we treasure. In his investigations, however, he also finds hope in the pioneers who are battling to bring landscapes back to life, who are rethinking farming methods, rediscovering traditional techniques and developing technologies to feed an ever-expanding global population.Impassioned, balanced and persuasive, Sixty Harvests Left not only demonstrates why future harvests matter more than ever, but reveals how we can restore our planet for a nature-friendly future.

‘Powerful, purposeful and persuasive … This book is transformative. We must read, mark and learn, fast’ Michael Morpurgo‘A call to action – to change our world from the ground up. A vitally necessary book’ Isabella Tree‘Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we’ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too.’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall_______________Taking its title from a chilling warning made by the United Nations that the world’s soils could be lost within a lifetime, Sixty Harvests Left uncovers how the food industry is threatening the planet. Put simply, without soils there will be no food: game over. And time is running out.From the United Kingdom to Italy, from Brazil to the Gambia to the USA, Philip Lymbery, the internationally acclaimed author of Farmageddon, goes behind the scenes of industrial farming and confronts ‘Big Agriculture’, where mega-farms, chemicals and animal cages are sweeping the countryside and jeopardising the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the nature that we treasure.In his investigations, however, he also finds hope in the pioneers who are battling to bring landscapes back to life, who are rethinking farming methods, rediscovering traditional techniques and developing technologies to feed an ever-expanding global population.Impassioned, balanced and persuasive, Sixty Harvests Left not only demonstrates why future harvests matter more than ever, but reveals how we can restore our planet for a nature-friendly future.

''A book of urgency but also of hope, as Lymbery shares solutions to save us'' Chris Packham ''Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we''ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too'' Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallSixty Harvests Left not only reveals how industrial farming is ruining our soils but shows how we can adapt to restore the planet for a nature-friendly future.Taking its title from a chilling warning made by the United Nations that the world''s soils could be lost within a lifetime, Sixty Harvests Left uncovers how the food industry is threatening the planet. Put simply, without soils there will be no food: game over. And time is running out.From the United Kingdom to Italy, from Brazil to the Gambia to the USA, Philip Lymbery, the internationally acclaimed author of Farmageddon, goes behind the scenes of industrial farming and confronts ''Big Agriculture'', where mega-farms, chemicals and animal cages are sweeping the countryside and jeopardising the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the nature that we treasure. In his investigations, however, he also finds hope in the pioneers who are battling to bring landscapes back to life, who are rethinking farming methods, rediscovering traditional techniques and developing technologies to feed an ever-expanding global population.Impassioned, balanced and persuasive, Sixty Harvests Left not only demonstrates why future harvests matter more than ever, but reveals how we can restore our planet for a nature-friendly future.

CULTIVATED MEAT TO SECURE OUR FUTURE features an amazing collection of visionary and respected contributors. Each powerfully presents the latest research and opinions regarding its potential for solving our current planetary crises. Contributors include Isha Datar of New Harvest, Chase Purdy, author of Billion Dollar Burger and Hanna Tuomisto one of the world's leading researchers in the field of environmental sustainability assessment of cell-cultured food production technologies. Also included is a thought-provoking foreword by Ira van Eelen, daughter of Willem van Eelen the godfather of cultivated meat, and CEO of KindEarth.Tech and RESPECTfarms.

Farmageddon paljastaa maailmanlaajuisen tehotuotannon ongelmat ja laaja-alaiset vaikutukset. Emme enää tiedä varmasti, mitä syömme. Tehomaatalous uhkaa maaseutua, ter-veyttä ja ruuan laatua ympäri maailman. Tuotantoeläimille syötettävät antibiootit edesauttavat lääkkeille vastustuskykyisten superbakteerien kehittymistä, ja kemikaalien runsas käyttö tuhoaa luonnonvaraisen hyönteispopulaation. Viljakasvit, joilla voitaisiin ruokkia miljoonia ihmisiä, päätyvät enenevässä määrin eläinten rehuksi.Kirja on järisyttävä tutkimusmatka ruuantuotannon suljettujen ovien taakse ympäri maailman - Euroopasta Kiinaan, Yhdysvaltoihin ja Latinalaiseen Amerikkaan. Se herättelee meitä muuttamaan nykyisenkaltaista ruuantuotantoamme ja pyrkii löytämään ratkaisuja parempaan maatalouteen.Philip Lymbery (s. 1965) on johtavan maailmanlaajuisen tuotantoeläinten hyvinvointiin keskittyvän Compassion in World Farming -järjestön toiminnanjohtaja ja tunnettu tehotuotannon vaikutusten arvostelija.Isabel Oakeshott (s. 1974) on politiikan toimittaja, joka on voittanut Britannian Political Journalist of the Year -lehdistöpalkinnon vuonna 2012.

Ilmastonmuutos ja elinympäristöjen tuhoutuminen eivät ole ainoita syitä siihen, miksi niin monia eläinlajeja uhkaa sukupuutto. Halvan lihan kysynnällä on yhtä tuhoisa vaikutus. Dead Zone vie lukijan silmät avaavalle tutkimusmatkalle, jolla tutustutaan kymmeneen ikoniseen eläinlajiin ja selvitetään, millainen rooli tehomaataloudella on niiden ahdingossa. Tehotuotantotilat ja viljanviljely valtavilla kemikaalien kyllästämillä pelloilla kaventavat villieläinten elintilaa. Teos on herätys meille kaikille: se paljastaa tehomaataloutta pönkittävät myytit ja tarkastelee, miten voimme auttaa pelastamaan planeettamme paremman ruoan avulla. Philip Lymbery on johtavan kansainvälisen tuotantoeläinten hyvinvointia ajavan Compassion in World Farming -järjestön (CIWF) toiminnanjohtaja ja vieraileva professori Winchesterin yliopistossa. Hänen ja Isabel Oakeshottin kirjoittama teos Farmageddon - Halvan lihan todellinen hinta (Into 2018) valittiin The Timesin Writers' Books of the Year -listalle vuonna 2014, ja Mail on Sunday on kutsunut teosta vakuuttavaksi ”suunnanmuuttajaksi”. Lymberyllä on ollut tärkeä rooli monissa merkittävissä eläinsuojelu-uudistuksissa. Häntä pidetään yhtenä elintarvikealan vaikutusvaltaisimmista henkilöistä, ja hän on tehnyt CIWF:n johdossa yhteistyötä yli 800 elintarvikeyrityksen kanssa eri puolilla maailmaa, mikä on parantanut miljardien tuotantoeläinten asemaa joka vuosi.

Ilmastonmuutos ja elinympäristöjen tuhoutuminen eivät ole ainoita syitä siihen, miksi niin monia eläinlajeja uhkaa sukupuutto. Halvan lihan kysynnällä on yhtä tuhoisa vaikutus. Dead Zone vie lukijan silmät avaavalle tutkimusmatkalle, jolla tutustutaan kymmeneen ikoniseen eläinlajiin ja selvitetään, millainen rooli tehomaataloudella on niiden ahdingossa. Tehotuotantotilat ja viljanviljely valtavilla kemikaalien kyllästämillä pelloilla kaventavat villieläinten elintilaa. Teos on herätys meille kaikille: se paljastaa tehomaataloutta pönkittävät myytit ja tarkastelee, miten voimme auttaa pelastamaan planeettamme paremman ruoan avulla. Philip Lymbery on johtavan kansainvälisen tuotantoeläinten hyvinvointia ajavan Compassion in World Farming -järjestön (CIWF) toiminnanjohtaja ja vieraileva professori Winchesterin yliopistossa. Hänen ja Isabel Oakeshottin kirjoittama teos Farmageddon - Halvan lihan todellinen hinta (Into 2018) valittiin The Timesin Writers' Books of the Year -listalle vuonna 2014, ja Mail on Sunday on kutsunut teosta vakuuttavaksi ”suunnanmuuttajaksi”. Lymberyllä on ollut tärkeä rooli monissa merkittävissä eläinsuojelu-uudistuksissa. Häntä pidetään yhtenä elintarvikealan vaikutusvaltaisimmista henkilöistä, ja hän on tehnyt CIWF:n johdossa yhteistyötä yli 800 elintarvikeyrityksen kanssa eri puolilla maailmaa, mikä on parantanut miljardien tuotantoeläinten asemaa joka vuosi.

Philip Lymberyn mestarillinen selvitys elintarviketeollisuuden nykytilasta johdattaa kohti kestävämpää tulevaisuutta“Älykäs ja hyvin tutkittu” - Daily Telegraph60 satoa jäljellä on saanut nimensä YK:n antamasta hyytävästä varoituksesta, jonka mukaan maailman maaperä voi tuhoutua yhden ihmisen elinaikana. Nykyinen elintarviketeollisuus uhkaa maapallon tulevaisuutta. Eikä ilman maata ole ruokaa.Aika käy vähiin, mutta toivoa on. Lymbery käy kirjassaan teollisen maatalouden kulissien takana. Megatilat, kemikaalit ja eläinhäkit valtaavat maaseudun ja vaarantavat hengitysilman, juomaveden, ruuan ja elintärkeän luonnon. Onneksi on myös edelläkävijöitä, jotka taistelevat maaperän elvyttämisen puolesta, miettivät viljelymenetelmät uudelleen ja kehittävät teknologioita, joilla voimme ruokkia maailman jatkuvasti kasvavan väestön.Teos tarjoaa näkemyksiä ja ratkaisuehdotuksia kestävään ja eettiseen maatalouteen siirtymisestä. Lymbery kertoo, kuinka maatalous ja ruoantuotanto voivat olla osa ratkaisua ilmastonmuutokseen ja luonnon monimuotoisuuden suojeluun, sen sijaan että ne olisivat ongelman ytimessä.