Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Food Insecurity: An Overview Fred Powledge 12
2 Food Insecurity Among American Children Has Serious Consequences John Cook Karen Jeng 25
3 Food Insecurity Is a Cause and Consequence of Armed Conflicts Saswati Bora Iride Ceccacci Christopher Delgado Robert Townsend 30
4 Diverting Corn and Grain to Biofuels Increases Food Insecurity Lester R. Brown 37
5 Support of Biofuels Production Does Not Increase Food Insecurity Mike Wilson 43
6 Climate Change Will Increase Food Insecurity Care 50
7 Global Warming Will Not Increase Food Insecurity Patrick J. Michaels 57
8 Overpopulation Is the Primary Cause of Food Insecurity David Attenborough 61
9 Modernization and Global Trade Will Reduce Food Insecurity Robert Paarlberg 73
10 Biotechnology Will Reduce Food Insecurity V. Ravichandran 85
11 Crop Biodiversity, Not Altered Genetics Will Reduce Food Insecurity Janet Cotter Reyes Tirado 89
12 Regulating Corporate land Purchases Will Reduce Food Insecurity Logan Cochrane 99
13 Empowering Women Will Reduce Food Insecurity Juhie Bhatia 113
Organizations to Contact 119
Bibliography 124
Index 129
