The synthetic food future appeared doomed.
It was, rather, Cuba's food future.
The premise of the alternative food future -- slow, organic, local -- has always been that the industrial food future is "unsustainable".
Ranganathan, J. et al. Shifting Diets for a Sustainable Food Future (World Resources Institute, 2016); http://www.b4fn.org/resources/publications/publication/shifting-diets-for-a-sustainable-food-future/.
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It may well be in Africa, however, that a different, more ecological vision of the food future emerges.
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I'd say this is a constructive and creative step in resolving what many see as n a hybrid path to a secure food future.
What none of us could have imagined back in 1965 was that within five short years, the synthetic food future would be overthrown in advance of its arrival.
Janet is vice president of science and research at the WRI and co-author of the 'World Resources Report, Creating a Sustainable Food Future'.
Understanding how and why these choices were made is essential for those who want to choose effective paths to a just and resilient food future.
