Sunday, April 20, 2008

Radical change vital for global food crops

By Owen Hembry - NZ Herald April 21, 2008

How the world grows its food needs to change radically to cope with increasing population and climate change, while at the same time avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse, says the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development.

The inter-governmental body which prepared it includes as its sponsors the World Bank and UN agencies Unesco and the World Health Organization. The report was published last week after being considered by 64 Governments in Johannesburg.

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