Mar 20, 2009
…But What’s the Real Threat?
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New warnings about “a perfect storm” in the global food system see a soaring demand for food and rising prices around the world. But University of Toronto food security lecturer Julie Lee says Western demands for products like cocoa and coffee from countries in the global South are to blame. In a recent article from CBC news, Lee argues that demand for those exports is getting in the way of the local food production that is crucial to global food security.
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