NSW North Coast Farmer and activist Ian Mott (pictured) writes: (Opinion)
The moralising on the supposed evils of converting grain to biofuel and pushing food prices to record levels in a soon to be hungry world has only just begun.
It has been described as nothing less than a “crime against humanity” by United Nations (UN) expert, Jean Ziegler and these sentiments were also echoed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The only thing missing were the “four horsemen of the apocalypse”, but give them time, they are only just warming up yet.
Just be sure to take it all with a grain of salt because that is a narrow minority urban view. Afterall, the majority of the world’s population are still farmers. And under the principles of universal sufferage and one vote one value, it is the farmers perspective of high food prices that should, but rarely does, prevail over the bleatings of minority urban panic merchants. Read entire article Here
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