Posted on 12/05/08
Saving consumers from ... ahem ... themselves
We are witnessing a strange paradox today: We overconsume food to our detriment in the developed world while many barely have food to sustain themselves in the developing world. Sadly, this paradox is becoming more apparent and more poignant given double-digit price increases in some staples like wheat and rice in the past year.
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