speaking of excessive energy costs, there was a story on US National Public Radio a week or so ago about the loss of fertility of African soils. The experts spoke, recommending aid to help Africans buy more (energy-intensive, import-intensive) artificial infertilizer. Whatever happened to rotating crops, letting some land lay fallow, and/or growing crops together that help each other.
soula avramidis wrote: > isn't the rising cost of energy content of modern agriculture specifically > rising oil prices partly responsible for the rise in food prices? -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
