"Food security will deteriorate further unless leading countries can collectively mobilize to stabilize population, restrict the use of grain to produce automotive fuel, stabilize climate, stabilize water tables and aquifers, protect cropland, and conserve soils." — Lester Brown, World Facing Huge New Challenge on Food Front
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2 - The Ecology of Population Growth
5 - Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future
6 - Peak Water and Food Scarcity
7 - Grain Yields Starting to Plateau
8 - Rising Temperatures, Rising Food Prices
9 - China and the Soybean Challenge
11 - Can We Prevent a Food Breakdown?
Key Graphs Presentation for Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity
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