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Total grain production in 2010 could provide 3,400 calories per capita per day in 2010 (Lauren's

Total grain production in 2010 could provide 3,400 calories per capita per day in 2010 (Lauren's

Maize / Wheat / Paddy Rice Production up 54% per cap from 1961 to 2010,  up 241% altogether

Maize / Wheat / Paddy Rice Production up 54% per cap from 1961 to 2010, up 241% altogether

When Market Forces Cant Feed the People

When Market Forces Cant Feed the People

Every day, 25,000 die from hunger-related causes

Every day, 25,000 die from hunger-related causes

But if China (where Green Revolution techniques were not emphasized and employed) is eliminated from

But if China (where Green Revolution techniques were not emphasized and employed) is eliminated from

Biofuels are responsible for 30 percent of the increase in global food prices

Biofuels are responsible for 30 percent of the increase in global food prices

Africa cereal production varies even during overall negative year from 2010 to forecasts for 2011

Africa cereal production varies even during overall negative year from 2010 to forecasts for 2011

Lord did indeed originally mean, roughly, keeper of the loaf...

Lord did indeed originally mean, roughly, keeper of the loaf...

World hunger in 1970. rate of increase 1.5 million.year. nyt

World hunger in 1970. rate of increase 1.5 million.year. nyt

G8 "Hunger Summit" initiative rejected by African civil society

G8 "Hunger Summit" initiative rejected by African civil society

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