A blog made from the school trenches

miércoles, 25 de enero de 2012

The future of food

Hello,
I am starting here a series of posts on food, population, environment, health, and poverty (or the desirable end of it).
The context of it is the Oxfam campaign GROW. If you look down, you will find a banner linking you to its Spanish version, CRECE, run by Intermon Oxfam, the Spanish counterpart of Oxfam.
Which is the context of GROW?:
-BY THE YEAR 2050, PLANET EARTH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE OVER 9 BILLION PEOPLE LIVING ON IT.
-THE DEMAND OF FOOD IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY A 70% IN THAT YEAR, WHICH MEANS A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ALREADY WEAK AND THREATENED.

It is unclear who will lead the actions towards adapting ourselves to the new circumstances, and how it will be done. One thing is for sure: IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION, WE ARE LIKELY TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES that we made in the past. CAN YOU THINK OF THESE MISTAKES?

Please, take a few minutes to become familiar with the campaign and its aims.

Thank you.
Quique

3 comentarios:

  1. I believe that new technologies hurt a little to the planet, because the chemicals damage to plantations and products obtained from the persons in them. for exemple tomatoes

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  2. I think that Oxfam does a good job in helping many people who are in absolute poverty, and through it we eradicate poverty and injustice.

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  3. Hola Quique, soy Pim, mira mi blog tambien: www.theorangedjs.blogspot.com

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