Is producing more food to feed the world beside the point?

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonAug 18, 2014, 7:36 am25 pts
Imagine you are a small farmer in a poor country, growing corn and a small mix of other crops to support your family. One year a drought destroys most of your harvest, and suddenly you — along with everyone else in the region — face the threat of going hungry. You were able to salvage a fraction of the…

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