Building Hunger The Global Network Against Food Crises says global hunger rose for a fourth straight year, jumping by a third to about a quarter of a billion in 2022. Granted, the causes were the usual – conflict, economic crises, and trade disruptions. Plus, the UN says global food prices rose in April for the first time in a year. But there is plenty of effort to worsen the problem. Hurdles to GMO’s, banning pesticides, restricting fertilizer use, and now limiting the expansion in planted area. Others think self-sufficiency is the answer even though arable land is not equally distributed based on population. Let alone Mother Nature’s wildcard called weather and dramatic events like El Niño. All the various propon...

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