[Homestead] The UN to the Rescue!

Roy Morgan k1lky at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 15 20:56:33 EDT 2008


The UN has called for changes in farming:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7348728.stm

"UN calls for farming revolution

(Picture): People queuing for rice in the Philippines, 15 April 2008

Food price rises threaten millions more people with poverty

A UN-sponsored report has called for urgent changes to the way food  
is produced, as soaring food prices risk driving millions of people  
to poverty.

The Unesco study recommends better safeguards to protect resources  
and more sustainable farming practices, such as producing food locally.

More natural and ecological farming techniques should be used, it  
says. ... "


Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
Lovettsville, VA 20180






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