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The Great Success and Tragedy of Agriculture

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The average person in Africa spends 70% of his income on food. Such was the case for most of the world up until the last few decades. Today, as a result of advances in agriculture and biotechnology, most of the western world spends significantly less than that—on the order of about 10% per capita. But are there potential downsides to this success?

Recorded June 2010; Posted September 2010

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