Soy Farming and Global Food Prices - Raj Patel

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved

Author and activist Raj Patel discusses the economic and environmental impacts of widespread global soy production.

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Raj Patel discusses Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.

Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese—both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the health of the entire world, Raj Patel conducts a global investigation. What he uncovers is shocking—the real reasons for famine in Asia and Africa, an epidemic of farmer suicides, and the false choices and conveniences in supermarkets. Yet he also finds hope—in international resistance movements working to create a more democratic, sustainable, and joyful food system. From seed to store to plate, Stuffed and Starved explains the steps to regain control of the global food economy, stop the exploitation of farmers and consumers, and rebalance global sustenance - Cody's Books

Raj Patel received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University and has worked at the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and the United Nations. He is a writer and activist concerned with land reform politics, development studies, and food sovereignty. He authored Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.

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[Irtidad]

Raj Patel knows what he's talking about, he should get more attention in the American media.

[Irtidad]

Raj Patel knows what he's talking about, he should get more attention in the American media.

[FOBmzunguREPTILICUS]

who is this idiot?

[jonson11122]

This topic need more attention, because it's very fundemental for today's crisis of hunger and poverty.

[ls411]

great stuff

[FUCKYOURGODINTHEASS]

Thank you.

[Irtidad]

Yeah no kidding.

That's quite a channel name you've got, haha!

[FUCKYOURGODINTHEASS]

There are lot's of people who should get coverage in the mainstream media,that don't.

[Irtidad]

I think I posted that comment twice. Stupid non-responsive YouTube.