To counter problems of global hunger, try spuds

With governments having trouble feeding the growing number of hungry poor and grain prices fluctuating wildly, food scientists are proposing a novel solution for the global food crisis: Let them eat potatoes.

Grains like wheat and rice have long been staples of diets in most of the world and the main currency of food aid. Now, a number of scientists, nutritionists and aid specialists are increasingly convinced that the humble spud should be ... Full Story »

Posted by Leo Romero
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Subjects: World, U.S., Business
Topics: Poverty, Farming
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Oct 26, 2008 - 9:10 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Jade Sheldon (review), James Igoe (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Oct 26, 2008 - 9:10 AM PDT

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James Igoe
3.7
by James Igoe - Oct. 27, 2008

Not particularly deep, but persuasive, and seemingly unbiased, dealing with the basic virtues and problems of using the production of potatoes to deal with global hunger.

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Leo Romero
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by Leo Romero - Oct. 26, 2008
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