Feeding ten billion

Date

2012

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Publisher

CBC

Abstract

The world just got its 7th billionth citizen, and the population explosion shows no signs of stopping. In a Saskatoon lecture, writer and activist Raj Patel argues that the only way to feed everyone is to completely rethink agriculture.

Description

In his lecture, Dr. Patel summarises the recent history of agriculture in Malawi (starting at the 32 minute mark), then Soils, Food and Healthy Communities is described in Northern Malawi (starting at the 40 minute mark)

Keywords

MALAWI, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, GREEN REVOLUTION, SMALL SCALE AGRICULTURE, FARMERS, CHILD HEALTH, HIV, CLIMATE CHANGE

Citation

Ideas, Friday, April 20, 2012

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