Q. By focusing on boosting agricultural production through scientific development of more productive crops, the World Bank disregards the fact that the Earths biological systems cannot be exploited forever. The supporters of the new Green Revolution also fail to address the major causes of the global food crisis, including biofuel production and unsustainable global consumption of meat. There is a shift from industrial agriculture of export crops to sustainable agriculture for local consumption. HOW can we ADDRESS the major causes of the GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS?
:  A. The World Bank reports that global food prices rose 83% over the last three years and the FAO cites a 45% increase in their world food price index...... more