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Food Security: A Global Challenge for Agriculture
At a national meeting of Ag Spectrum associates last winter, Dr. Jerry Bigham of The Ohio State University examined the issue of global food shortages and described why agriculture must be an area of emphasis for densely populated nations experiencing economic growth.
“The reality is, a country’s food system is really the basis for national security,” Bigham remarked. “There are alternatives to oil, but are no alternatives to food. It’s easy to talk to people in a logical manner when they’re well-fed. When somebody’s hungry, it’s hard to talk politics; it’s hard to talk anything, because they’ve got only one thing in mind.”
Bigham reported that escalating food prices led to riots in 30 different countries during 2008. Statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations reveal that food prices worldwide have doubled since 2006. The same group predicts the world’s population will increase from 6.8 billion people in 2010 to 8.9 billion people by 2050.
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