The more we grow, the less able we are to feed ourselves

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The more we grow, the less able we are to feed ourselves

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The world is consistently failing to grow enough crops to feed itself, alarming official statistics show.

Humanity has squeaked through so far by eating its way into stockpiles built up in better times. But these have fallen sharply and are now at the lowest level on record.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) latest report on global food production says that this year's harvest is expected to fall short of meeting consumption for the fifth year running.



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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/env ... ory=556266
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