Tuesday's (16 October) World Food Day took place against the backdrop of a looming food crisis - the third in five years.
Agriculture chiefs meeting in Rome this week must see that repeated food crises are no coincidence. They have clear root causes that need to be addressed. But it is in our hands. Choices made in Europe will either aggravate or alleviate future food crises, including three significant decisions being made imminently.
Droughts in the US and Eastern Europe this su...
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