Thursday, February 7, 2013

New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilisations


Analysis by Lester R. Brown - Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON - The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices have more than doubled, triggering a worldwide land rush and ushering in a new geopolitics of food. Full story here.


Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza Mexico. PLT photo

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