¥Food
shortages led to collapse of Sumerian, Mayan, and many other early
civilizations
¥Could food be the weak link for our 21st century global civilization?
¥We are failing to reverse trends undermining food
security while adding new stresses
¥Accumulating problems and their consequences may
overwhelm more and more governments, accelerating spread of state failure
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