A Key Issue In Global Food Crisis

dakotayii

5-10-2008 1:47 AM

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	Through biotechnology and crossbreeding, science has provided the kind of genetically engineered seeds to feed the world. Now the major problem is the soil they’re planted in.</DIV><BR /><DIV>While seeds are improving, the world’s soil is getting worse and famine continues to spread. Some scientists believe that better dirt will be the key solution to the economically triggered global food crisis.</DIV><BR /><DIV>About one-fifth of the world’s cropland is considered damaged as soils around the world are deteriorating. According to a World Resources Institute study, poor soil quality has cut crop production by about one-sixth and some scientists are calling it a slow-motion disaster</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1378070/soil_conditions_are_a_key_issue_in_global_food_crisis/index.html">Experts says the current global food crisis is mostly based on market forces, speculation and hoarding. But droughts and floods, plant diseases and pests, and often, poor soil contribute heavily</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3EDF1D58-4D9F-460F-B3B8-ADAEBBD23C8B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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"The first thing to do is to have good soil," said Hans Herren, winner of the World Food Prize. "Even the best seeds can't do anything in sand and gravel."