Hungry Planet: What the World Eats - in pictures | Food
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats - in pictures
Californian photographer Peter Menzel visited 24 countries for the book Hungry Planet. From the Aboubakar family, from Darfur, Sudan, who spend 79p feeding six people, to a German family who spend around £320, his work shows how much the world’s weekly groceries cost
Main image: The Aboubakar family from Darfur, Sudan, in front of their tent at the Breidjing Refugee Camp with a week’s worth of food. Photograph: Peter Menzel / SPL / Barcroft/Getty ImagesMon 6 May 2013 12.38 EDT First published on Mon 6 May 2013 12.38 EDT
The Bainton family from Wiltshire in the UK, who spend around £160 on their weekly food Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Aboubakar family from Darfur, Sudan, in the Breidjing refugee camp in Chad. Their weekly food, which feeds six people, costs 79p Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Matsuda family from Yomitan, Japan, who spend £143 a week on groceries Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Aymo family of Tingo, Ecuador, with a week's food that costs £19 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Batsuuri family in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, with a week's food that costs £29 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Dudo family in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Their weekly shopping costs £107 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Madsen family from Kap Hope village in Greenland with their weekly groceries that cost £178 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Namgay family from Shingkhey, Bhutan, with a week's worth of food that costs them around £3.20 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Patkar family from Madhya Pradesh in India with a week's worth of food, costing £25 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Revis family from Raleigh in North Carolina. Their weekly shopping costs £219 Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft Media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Natomo family from Kouakourou, Mali, who spend £16 a week on food Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft media
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe Melander family from Bargteheide, Germany, who spend around £320 on a week's worth of food Photograph: Peter Menzel /Barcroft media
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