Small Farms, Not Monsanto, Are Key to Global Food Security

http://blog.ucsusa.org/small-farmers-not-monsanto-are-key-to-global-food-security-272

Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist, Food and Environment, Union of Concerned Scientists

October 17th, 2013

In the land of humongous farms, the critical importance of small farms for food security is a counterintuitive message. But if we look at what most of the largest farms are growing in the U.S. Midwest, or Argentina and Brazil, it is corn and soybeans to feed livestock and biofuel production. Neither contribute much to supplying food—and especially good nutrition—to the billions who cannot afford meat. Meat is a welcome part of many diets, but besides being expensive, is also an inefficient means to produce protein. Read More