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How food, or its absence, is shaping our future

Food is looming as the next big global crisis [16 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] In the next few years, expect to see a couple of bits of human anatomy — each in its own way a useful barometer of … Continue reading

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A perfect storm of weather, money, food

The disaster unfolding in Africa is one of many warnings about the need to think anew and plan for structural change. [16 August 2011 | Peter Boyer] The Horn of Africa once experienced droughts every decade; now it has them … Continue reading

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