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Can We Feed Billions of Ourselves Without Wrecking the Planet?
We are now producing more food more efficiently than ever, and there is plenty to go around for a human population of 7 billion. But it is coming at a drastic cost in environmental degradation, and the bounty is not reaching many people.
Sustainable Food Production, a new Earth Institute primer from Columbia University Press, explores how modern agriculture can be made more environmentally benign, and economically just. With population going to maybe 10 billion within 30 years, the time to start is now, the authors say.
The lead author is ecologist Shahid Naeem, director of the Earth Institute for Environmental Sustainability. He coauthored the book with former Columbia colleagues Suzanne Lipton and Tiff van Huysen.
This is an interesting interview with the author. Do you agree (or disagree) with his conclusions?
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday January 11 2022, @07:11PM (2 children)
Well, money, the will to do something about it, and a lack of corruption, so the project can succeed. It's somewhat solvable, but there has to be enough investment in the idea as well as money. Who will it benefit, will it be used as a tool of manipulation, and how will you get the goods (food) to those that need it (starving people), instead of the hijackers (Warlords/Corrupt Government).
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Tuesday January 11 2022, @07:22PM (1 child)
The problem arises from active blockades, fences, centrally controlled rationed finance and other necessities. People just have to be allowed to produce what they need, without screwing over their neighbors or fear of attack
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 11 2022, @08:30PM
1 cant we all just get along,
2 profit