Saturday, January 5, 2013

'Full Planet, Empty Plates'

In Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity, Lester Brown says the world's food supply is tightening, and the reasons are many. People in developing countries are eating more meat, a grain-intensive food; farmers are overpumping, causing water tables to fall; and crop yields have plateaued, despite technological advances.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/01/04/168613133/full-planet-empty-plates?ft=1&f=1007

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