April 13, 2007
Why We Need Another Agricultural Revolution
Even a casual reading of history shows that under the right circumstances any one, or any combination, of political turmoil, climatic extremes, or resource abuse can bring down a society. Alarmingly, we face the potential convergence of all three in the upcoming century as shifting climate patterns and depleted oil supplies collide with accelerated soil erosion and loss of farmland. Should world fertilizer or food production falter, political stability could hardly endure.
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