In the interests of fairness we can no longer keep silent. Hence this advertorial, to put us on the record. Corporations like us here at Ag-Inc have been unfairly blamed for being unfeeling in the face of world hunger and escalating food prices. Our leftist critics have got it exactly the wrong way round. We are not the problem, we are the answer! Here are a few of the principles on which we can base a realistic solution to world hunger.
When the Green Revolution happened in the 1970s there was much scepticism. But yields increased dramatically and countries like India escaped widespread hunger for the first time. Small, inefficient farmers gave way to fewer, more efficient farmers who could afford the chemicals and irrigation our Green Revolution package demanded. Sure, the revolution ran out of steam eventually, but that simply means we must invest in new waves of technology, fertilizers and pesticides.
