Thursday, August 5, 2010

Feeding The World in the Face of Poverty

In the past, I did a lot of blogging about Agriculture (see Common Sense Agriculture, Conservation and Energy).  After all, agriculture is how I make my living.  The opinion article linked below is about the future of feeding the world.  I hope that you will take the time to read it and go to the linked information.  It is important.

Poverty and Lack of Research Block Path to a Well-Fed World

The lack of good governance is at the root of much of the poverty in the world.  Political corruption is one of the biggest problems in Africa and Latin America as well as parts of the Middle East, Asia and many of the former Soviet states.  It is a primary reason for the abject poverty of their people.

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