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Planting the Seeds for the 2012 Farm Bill

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Nine Billion Hungry People Coming to a Planet Near You

Modern Agriculture: What is it? What Stands in the Way?

Planting the Seeds for the 2012 Farm Bill

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Planting the Seeds for the 2012 Farm Bill

What factors should lawmakers weigh and who should they listen to? Consider Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. An open debate is needed to consider the vast array of influences shaping agricultural policy, how those motivations affect human beings achieving their most basic needs, and consider if, in advanced societies, policy can provide solutions in a world where more than 25,000 people die each day from malnutrition.