Food Revolution Summit says about this talk: Must watch talk! It reframes the debate over the future of food and dispels the myth that we will feed 9 billion by expanding industrial agriculture. Addressing poverty and inequality, not expanding yield per acre, are the key issues in the food system. A wonderful factoid from the talk: industrial farmers uses 70% of the resources consumed in food production to create 30% of the worlds food, while small holder farmers produce 70% of the worlds food using only 30% of the resources. Fossil fuel for machines, fertilizers and chemicals are resource intensive and the key factor in the difference between the two worlds. This reality clarifies that in a world of global warming and resource depletion, industrial ag will never be able to feed the world. It requires too may resources to produce food.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:48:35 +0000
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