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Posted Mon Sep 22 2008: from International Rice Research Institute via ScienceDaily:
Long-term Global Food Crisis Looms: Experts Urge Immediate Action http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1222121086
Declining agricultural productivity and continued growing demand have brought the world food situation to a crossroads. Failure to act now through a wholesale reinvestment in agriculture -- including research into improved technologies, infrastructure development, and training and education of agricultural scientists and trainers -- could lead to a long-term crisis that makes the price spikes of 2008 seem a mere blip.
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