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08 Aug 08

On the front lines of the global food crisis. - By Mira Kamdar - Slate Magazine

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-that India will see its current level of agricultural production decline by 38 percent as a result of climate change by the year 2080—the same period in which India's population is expected to grow by 400 million;
-"India's leaders beli

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27 Aug 07

India Together: "Invisible India is the elephant in your bedroom" - Interview with P. Sainath - 01 August 2007

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"Is American agriculture really viable? You have a situation where cotton crop worth 3.9 billion dollars receives 4.7 billion in subsidies."

"This is basically the American model. In the US, a 100-odd family farms are going bankrupt each week.

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