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• From Finances to Food
  Back from the Brink: Global Financial Meltdown Relieves Food Crisis

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• Is a Green Revolution Finally Blooming in Africa?
  Three years ago, experts and officials called for a green revolution in African agriculture.They are beginning to get their wish.

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• Has the Food Crisis Abated?
  Although the financial crisis has relieved food pressure somewhat, IFPRI's von Braun argues that the hunger is just beginning

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• The African Green Revolution
  The continent is overdue for an agricultural boon like the one that lifted Asia's prospects

 

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Grounds for Hope
A new green revolution for Africa's soil crisis

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Will Central Africa's Forest Wildlife Be Eaten into Extinction?
Eating wildlife is an important part of feeding the world's poorest people. But will it drive extinction?

Features
Satellite's-Eye View of an Africa Despoiled [Slide Show]
Satellite images from the last 35 years reveal sweeping environmental changes throughout Africa

Earth 3.0
Biofuels or Food?: Can Crops Feed Our Cars--And the Hungry?
To improve policies on crop use, invest in better science

Scientific American Magazine
Food Shortage Aid Should Start with Lessons in Agriculture
The U.S. needs to expand support for agricultural science targeted at developing countries

Scientific American Magazine
Are Malthus's Predicted 1798 Food Shortages Coming True? (Extended version)
It remains to be seen whether his famously gloomy prediction is truly wrong or merely postponed

Scientific American Magazine
Surging Food Prices Mean Global Instability
Misguided policies favor biofuels over grain for hungry people.

Features
Angling for a Better Way to Farm Fish--And Vegetables, Too
Aquaponics fertilizes plant crops with bacteria-treated fish waste products. The plants return the favor by filtering the fish's water—and humans can eat both of them