Endless Appetites
How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest

Although the data is a bit old by now (2011), the issue of world hunger has only got worse. Sure, we all know this is a major issue, part of UN’s SDG, and fueled of conflicts, but I did’t know the scale of the issue until now.......more

I really, really wanted to love this book. It was interesting but it took me too long to read - there was a lot of good statistical data that I think everyone should know. I did become informed about our food crisis that can be easily fixed but a hard problem to come to fruition. I like what Presiden......more

Good introduction to how the commodities market has an effect on food prices. I appreciate that the author largely leaves it to the reader to place a value judgement, since there are clearly benefits as well as flaws to commodities markets, and there are many other factors to consider when looking a......more

Interesting read. Best explanation I've seen of how the commodities market may be impacting global food prices. Outside of that, good introduction to the challenges of food security around the world.......more