Issues NavigatorGlobal Challenges
Strategic RegionsDomestic DebatesTag cloudSee All Tags |
TagsMost popular
Russia US NATO Iran China EU Afghanistan Georgia US elections 2008 Obama Israel Iraq US Foreign Policy climate change Germany India McCain terrorism Kosovo Pakistan G8 democracy UN Poland Palestine nuclear proliferation Ukraine energy security Bush Europe
All items tagged agricultureOpen Think Tank ArticlesMay 26, 2008 | Biofuel for ThoughtJ. F. Laurson & G. A. Pieler: Biofuels may be one of the dumber of the grand, well intentioned ideas of this decade. Yet they are here to stay, not just because of the farm communities in Brazil, Europe, and the US, but because of the Zeitgeist that says source-diversification is the Holy Grail of energy policy. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesOctober 6, 2008 | "Another Inconvenient Truth"Producing biofuels will further drain “the world’s most valuable, irreplaceable and finite natural resource: fresh water.” ++ For example, 9,000 gal. of water are needed to make just one gal. of diesel fuel; 666 gal. are used daily to feed one person. ++ To have any effect on global energy problems, biofuels “will require much more water than the world can afford to give ... MoreOctober 1, 2008 | Kangaroos to Help Against Climate ChangeAustralians should replace eating beef and lamb with kangaroo meat in order to fight climate change. ++ Marsupials, such as Kangaroos, produce low-emission waste and have less biophysical impact on water scarcity. ++ Kangaroo had been the main source of meat for most Australians for 60,000 years and could make a come back. ++ The switch should be relatively easy, both on farms and in homes, but ... MoreSeptember 19, 2008 | World Hunger Increases Despite More AgricultureThe UN reports that the number of individuals around the world who go hungry has increased by 75 million in the past year to 923 million. ++ The UN attributes this to the rising price of food, fuel, and fertilizers. ++ Hunger has increased despite the fact that the last year witnessed more food production and more global wealth. ++ In response, the UN has begun a project to deliver $30 million ... MoreJune 10, 2008 | Domestic Politics Should Not Trump HungerThe decrease of large scale commercial agriculture in Africa and the loss of productivity in Asia are partly responsible for the critical need for worldwide food assistance. ++ A solution to the crisis requires both huge investments and the West’s acknowledgement of the role of biofuels and the disrupting nature of agricultural subsidies. ++ The established link between hunger ... MoreJune 4, 2008 | Urgency and Potential of the Global Food CrisisProviding food to starving populations - currently under discussion at the summit on the global food crisis in Rome - is less of a challenge than the problem of raising the world’s agricultural productivity in the long term. ++ Industrialized countries need to increase investment in untapped and unproductive agricultural parts of Africa. ++ If this next green revolution occurs in a “greener” and ... MoreMay 30, 2008 | A 10-Point Plan for Tackling the Food CrisisThe global food crisis is not a natural catastrophe, but a man-made one. ++ The nexus between high energy and food prices is unlikely to be broken, and will be exacerbated by climate change. ++ To ensure that the poor do not suffer, a 10-point plan is needed. ++ For instance, we must fully fund the World Food Program, boost agricultural supply, increase research spending, develop instruments for ... MoreMay 5, 2008 | Challenge and Opportunity for India's AgricultureIndia’s agricultural sector remains nearly stagnant at a time when global food production faces five major challenges: population growth, changing consumption habits in emerging markets, declining agricultural production capacity, climate change, and increased demand for biofuels. ++ India should increase competitiveness by improving technologies and education in agricultural studies, ... More |
CommunityJobs / InternshipsCall for PapersAtlantic EventsPartnersUser of the dayPoll |
