Enough : Why The Worlds Poorest Starve In The Age Of Plenty (Reprinted)

For a general wrap-up of how we got into this mess and what we need to do about it, you can’t do better than Enough by Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman. This very readable book argues that the agricultural science and technology of the green revolution, which ended famine in much of the world last century, was on the whole a good thing, and that we need more of it.
While grounded in colourful, entertaining reportage, Enough also displays a depth of thought and research more commonly found in academic studies. Well-chosen anecdotes bring the issues to life.