This is a Wall Street Journal article concerning global food shortages and what the international community is discussing in regards to solutions. A good argument for home gardening.

A Plan to Fight Food Shortage
By SEBASTIAN MOFFETT And CAROLINE HENSHAW

Agriculture ministers from the Group of 20 nations gather Wednesday and Thursday in Paris facing a growing problem: Demand for food is outpacing supply, which is increasingly hampered by weather shocks and government intervention.

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A Plan to Fight Food Shortages