May 23rd, 2023
Via The Washington Post, commentary from Chef Jose Andres on why global hunger is a national security threat: Threats to U.S. national security are not just measured in missiles, armies and terrorists. Political and economic turmoil, in countries that are important to America and its allies, can also be overwhelming. That’s why fighting hunger and […]
Read more »Import Dependency and China’s Food Security
May 16th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a detailed look at China’s food security: The issue of food security has been in the news after Xi Jinping’s recent article on agricultural self-reliance in Qiushi journal, a magazine published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In this article, he pointed out that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has demonstrated […]
Read more »May 4th, 2023
Via Montana State Government, an announcement of a new rule prohibiting countries like China and Russia from buying farmland: Governor Greg Gianforte today prohibited the sale or lease of Montana ag land, critical infrastructure, and homes near military assets by Montana entities to foreign adversaries. “Montana will not stand idly by as foreign adversaries buy […]
Read more »How Brazil Out Farmed The American Farmer
April 28th, 2023
Via Gateway to South America, commentary on Brazil’s ascension to the global soyabean lead: After a half-century of dominance, the U.S. is losing its edge in agriculture to a booming, high-tech Latin American powerhouse. Its secret weapon? Soyabeans. A big swath of soya-producing lands that stretch between the Andes and the Atlantic forest and from […]
Read more »April 27th, 2023
Courtesy of Geopolitical Futures, a look at how Ukraine’s exports are dividing the West and strengthening Russia’s hand: The grain trade is in trouble again. The United Nations is trying to preserve the international agreement, set to expire May 18, that enables the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports, but Russia has signaled […]
Read more »China’s Farmland Is in Serious Trouble
April 21st, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a report on Chinese farmland and a threat from within: Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan offered his “lesson number one about America” in his farewell address to the nation: “All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” The same is true in China. One of the first steps of the […]
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