The @WorldResources Institute On How To “Create A Sustainable Food Future”
It happens that once you specialize in a topic, you get a little jaded about ‘broad overview’ talks. Whenever I go to one of those now, I notice myself mentally playing the ‘food security bingo’ game – what doesn’t the presenter mention? What is emphasized? The point scale in my head looks somewhat like this:
- Mentions food waste as a problem: + 3
- Speaks about diet choice: + 3
- Mentions food sovereignty: + 2
- Has a differentiated opinion about GMOs: + 1
- Opens with “how in the world will we feed 10 billion people?”: – 1
- Speaks about the green revolution as something to emulate: – 1
- Doesn’t question the current feed vs. food vs. fuel distribution: – 2
- Speaks about “incredible unused land resources in Africa and Latin America” (which are mainly pastoral or rainforest land): – 3
- Speaks about multinationals as saviors or alternatively as THE ENEMY: – 3
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 