Every expert on the global food supply that I’ve talked to has told me that if you want to end hunger, you have to do something about poverty. And yet most news coverage — and certainly nearly all public statements from agribusiness — focuses on technologies to produce more food, rather than on ending destitution. When I spoke with Raj Patel, he made this point eloquently: If one looks at the reasons people go hungry in the world today, poverty is the primary reason. But when one thinks about this goal of feeding the world, invariably the issue of poverty gets dropped out of that equation — because it’s such a hard problem. Whereas increasing yields is something your favorite tea company will be able to do for you, right here, right now. It’s interesting to think about: Why is it so hard to imagine ending poverty? It’s an idea that at various points, even in U.S. political history, was a very real goal... Technological fixes have given us so much, but its become apparent that we also need policy fixes. How then, do we deal with massive problems like poverty, and why have our ambitions as a country fallen so low? ow.ly/EkvcH
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 02:15:05 +0000
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