(From The Guardian online). In his
final report
(pdf), Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on the right to
food, offers a detailed critique of industrial agriculture
that has boosted food production over the past 50 years, yet
leaves 842 million – 12% of the world's population – hungry. As an alternative, he champions
agroecology; both more environmentally friendly and
contributing to improved nutrition. Other measures to improve the system would be to
abandon mandates for biofuels and cut down food waste in rich countries
and post-harvest losses in poor countries.
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