The problem is that the new rhetoric of self-sufficiency coincides with a growing distrust of markets and trade.

By Peter Mandelson (International Herald Tribune)
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
In the global age, food security can only make sense at a global level.

By Dan Barber (The New York Times)
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
When it comes to nutrition and our agricultural future, bigger isn’t better

By Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin (The New York Times)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat has collided with a shortage of fertilizer.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/30/business/30fertilizer.php