GS101 Chapter Notes -High Tech, Soil Fertility
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2008 price of oil rose, global food crisis, financial meltdown. For those in the global south it hit hard. The financial crisis is covered more than the food crisis when in fact teh food crisis is more important because it is killing people. In both cases, the public world has become dependent on private corporate interests to provide the essentials of life. Food must be treated like other human rights. In emergency situations it should be made immediately available to those in peril. The global food system must be regeared so each country prioritizes its own agricultural potential rather than relying on trade controlled by global corporations. More emphasis on local and regional markets will make domestic consumers less subject to the manipulation of grain and rice prices. The current high-tech approach is squandering soil fertility and a scarce water supply, turning what should be renewable resources into non-renewable ones.