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Room for Debate: Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?

Posted October 28, 2009 9:50 AM

From NYT > Science:

With food prices remaining high in developing countries, the United Nations estimates that the number of hungry people around the world could increase by 100 million in 2009 and pass the one billion mark. A summit of world leaders in Rome scheduled for November will set an agenda for ways to reduce hunger and increase investment in agriculture development in poor countries.

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Re: Room for Debate: Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?

10/28/2009 1:09 PM

Only temporarily.

The well-nourished reproduce more sucessfully. Then what?

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10/28/2009 6:33 PM

Eventually it will become apparent that there was no alternative to such problems than stopping world-wide human reproduction to a large degree. i am surprised that humankind is taking such a gigantic gamble.

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11/18/2010 9:10 AM

What happens if no one does anything to stop world hunger?

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