Agriculture’s Greatest Myth: There Isn’t an Impending Food Crisis Most global food models either underestimate global food supply or overestimate demand and thus tend to predict a crisis even when there isn t one.
This article originally appeared in Independent Science News. Jonathan Latham
April 26, 2021
Sustainable, local, organic food grown on small farms has a tremendous amount to offer. Unlike chemical-intensive industrial-scale agriculture, it regenerates rural communities; it doesn’t pollute rivers and groundwater or create dead zones; it can save coral reefs; it doesn’t encroach on rainforests; it preserves soil and it can restore the climate. Why do all governments not promote it?