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Old 10-03-2011, 11:36 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible,rec.gardens
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Default Save Climate and Double Food Production With Eco-Farming

In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Bill who putters wrote:
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

wrote:
Billy writes:

An urgent transformation to 'eco-farming' is the only way to end
hunger and face the challenges of climate change and rural poverty,
said Olivier De Schutter, U.N. Special Rapporteur

That statement is ridiculous.

No amount of additional production will "end" hunger.
Not with an ever increasing demand for food.

All of these political types are afraid to admit the truth.
There are limits.

The shade of Malthus wails over Africa, nobody listens.

David


Read Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed and note
the down under issues.


I have. I do. Oz is not in the high birthrate and starving group (far from
it). I don't see the connection with Malthus and Africa. What do you think
it is?

David


The carnage left by colonization.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2011/3/7/michael_moore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkDikRLQrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw