Change In Farming Can Feed World

CommonDreams.org:

"The authors of the 2,500-page International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development [IAASTD] say the world produces enough food for everyone, yet more than 800 million people go hungry. “Food is cheaper and diets are better than 40 years ago, but malnutrition and food insecurity threaten millions,” they write. “Rising populations and incomes will intensify food demand, especially for meat and milk which will compete for land with crops, as will biofuels. The unequal distribution of food and conflict over control of the world’s dwindling natural resources presents a major political and social challenge to governments, likely to reach crisis status as climate change advances and world population expands from 6.7 billion to 9.2 billion by 2050.”"

I've been saying it for years - we produce enough food, so let's feed everybody, I wish our government and the UK and Canada would stop dragging their feet and do what this report suggests. We can be at the beginning of a golden age if they do, or a global catastrophe if they don't. It's time to get serious about acting globally.