The pull-out map traces global population trends and the rise of cities and
technology focusing on agriculture. It predicts what we all know but seldom
see in the mainstream press: that the gap between those who have and those
who don't will widen. On the other hand, great strides to decrease hunger
have been achieved in the past 30 years though politics still gets in the
way of feeding everyone in the world: "About 20 percent of the developing
world's population is chronically undernourished; 30 years ago the
percentage was twice that high ..."
Still, 19,000 children *per day* die of causes related to malnutrition.
The article on Feeding the Planet traces the history of agriculture and is
successful in pointing out that increases in production aren't what's needed
to end world hunger, political change is. It also makes the "bottom of the
food chain" argument for vegetarianism without describing it as such.
Also, the article on Lewis and Clark features some of our Nebraska ranchers,
the Masons, who raise buffalo and give tours of their "Living Prairie."
Pretty cool!
Jane Sooby
University of Nebraska-Lincoln alternative crops research technician
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society western organizer
High Plains Ag Lab
3257 Rd. 109
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-3918
308-254-2402 (FAX)
308-254-0725 (HOME)
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