It’s no secret that with a growing population and a shrinking place to put us all, many are anticipating a global food crisis in the near future – one that brings the scarcity of sustenance already present in poverty-stricken nations to all nations. And a hot commodity is also a high-priced one. Lester Brown, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, has a new story detailing what may prove the coming food crisis in the 21st century.
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