The answer to hunger issues is not the local food movement but changes that will boost the traditional food system, says the head of an Ottawa public policy think-tank. Production increases and expanded export opportunities are key to the future. “The 100 mile diet is nonsense that would create mass starvation,” Brian Lee Crowley, managing […] Read more
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Big farming offers key to tackling hunger
Intensive farming may save world: researcher
Best way to feed growing population | Better communication with skeptical public is seen as important
CALGARY — Is precision farming a lynch pin in the goal of world peace? It may sound like a lofty idea until one considers global unrest created by food shortages. Paul Fixen, director of research at the International Plant Nutrition Institute, said precision farming techniques can intensify food production, which will be needed as the […] Read more
