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Food Security & Agriculture

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The escalating crisis of soaring food prices and food insecurity is the result of a development model based on large-scale, export-orientated agriculture tied to international competition, self interest and stock market speculation. With at least 923 million people going hungry each day despite a huge surplus of food production, a reorientation towards local self-sufficiency founded upon the concept of ‘food sovereignty’ is urgently required.

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Food Crisis Threatens to Derail World's Promise to the Poor

As world leaders met for the latest summit on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ActionAid released a report to highlight how rich countries have contributed to the current food crisis. At the same time, Christian Aid and War on Want highlighted the negative impact of liberalisation and corporate abuses on the goals to eradicate global poverty.

 
The Global Fight for Food: A Battle of Narratives

The inability of world leaders to face up to the root causes or policy contradictions of a food crisis is nothing new, but the resultant crisis of faith in neoliberal economic orthodoxy is a sign that the world direction is changing course, writes Adam W. Parsons.

 
Poison in Your Stomach: Genetically Modified Brinjal (Egg Plants or Aubergines)

The first genetically modified food crop – Bt Brinjal – will soon be served up across India, carrying a toxin that is a thousand times more potent than what is used to kill insects. Spine chilling, isn’t it? By Devinder Sharma.

 
Food Security Assessment, 2007

The number of food-insecure people in 70 developing countries rose from 849 million to 982 million in 2006-07, USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates.

 
Half of All Food Produced Worldwide is Wasted

Waste plays a central role in the ongoing food crisis as immense amounts of food are lost to processing, transport, sale, and consumption, says a report  released during World Water Week.

 
Why Prince Charles is Right about Agribusiness

It's easy to scoff at the Prince's latest 'green' intervention, but if you really look at what he's saying, it's completely cogent, argues John Vidal.

 
Feeling the Heat of Food Security

Reforming the economics of food production and supply would be beneficial for a number of environmental and social problems, and a key issue is to understand the energy involved in putting food on your plate, argues Peter Baker.

 
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