6 korrents from this piece
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Their wordsIn 2023, a world of 8.1 billion people suffers far less hunger and famine than the world of 3.2 billion did in 1963, the year of my birth.
Our reading
Raising yields on land already farmed is what keeps farming from taking more of the wild world.
Their wordsIt was achieved almost entirely through higher crop yields per hectare.
Our reading
Long-distance food transport is what stops a local harvest failure from becoming a famine.
Their wordsBut without long-distance transport, many more would starve.
Their wordsUsing this definition, 3 billion people – over one-third of the global population – cannot afford a healthy diet.
Their wordsBut while I have seen no evidence (and Chris provides none) that higher food prices alleviate global hunger, there is a wealth of evidence that they exacerbate it.
Their wordsThey show that, while agrarian localism might be great as far as it goes, it simply cannot, by itself, meet the challenge of feeding the world.