U.S. must do more for global food security

How do you feed 10 billion people? It is not just a humanitarian question, but a vital U.S. national security imperative. A recent U.N. report projects a 46 percent population increase by 2100. Africa, home to more than a quarter of the world's undernourished people and more than 20 violent conflicts in the past half century, is predicted to more than double its population. We must not only consider how to feed all of these people — but what it means if we can't. Food commodity prices are at record highs, leading to instability in already volatile regions. The Pentagon's……

Glickman in AgAge – Food Shortage

A report written by Senior Fellow and Fmr. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman was cited in an article on AgAge. In the article discusses the US' efforts in world food aid programs, but Glickman notes that the US efforts were graded at a "B-" for the willingness to assist in international hunger projects. [Additional article: News-Medical.net]……