Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 6, 2011

A farmer spreads fertilizer in a paddy field at Traouri village, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana on July 5. Ajay Verma/Reuters

'Radical' Changes Needed To Meet Rising Food Demands: UN -- Christian Science Monitor

A new United Nations report calls for a 'green revolution' in agriculture, saying farmers must increase food production by as much as 100 percent by 2050.

The global food system is environmentally destructive and requires “radical” changes if it is to meet rising food demands, says a new United Nations report.

Current farming practices degrade the environment and contribute to global warming, which in turn reduces food production, according to the report. To feed a growing population, farmers around the world must increase food production by up to 100 percent by 2050 – but do so using sustainable methods, with a focus on small farming.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

US 'offering' to keep troops in Iraq? More like begging for permission to stay. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Government in Afghanistan Nears Collapse
-- Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation

Former NATO head: We’re not doing the job in Libya -- Robert Zeliger, Passport/Foreign Policy

Iran's execution binge
-- Mark D. Wallace, L.A. Times

Birth of a Nation: Can South Sudan limit internal strife? -- Maggie Fick, Christian Science Monitor

Thailand elects first female premier. New hope for political middle? -- Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor

Brace for a surge in Southeast Asian piracy -- Brittany Damora and Evan Jendruck, Japan Times

Why Ghana doesn't love Obama anymore -- Jonathan Zimmerman, Christian Science Monitor

Why Hugo Chávez's Dramatic Reappearance May Not Be Enough
-- Girish Gupta, Time

In Venezuela, an Unpleasant Foretaste of What’s to Come -- Mark Falcoff, NRO

After Bailout, Greece Wants More
-- IBD Editorials

Portugal's junk bond rating: Another European financial disaster? -- The Week

Isolationist America? Not quite -- Hussein Ibish, Now Lebanon

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