Territory and resources, a peak at the future…

[Penn]

For some time now, Years in fact, I have been acutely aware of the gradual depletion of our natural food resources. When for instance, did the phrase “natural” enter the sales lexicon; rather than “native” vs “local”, but they are now the catch phrase. It’s all very confusing.

Yet, as a wholesaler and retailer of farm/ocean to table food; I have witnessed over the years a number of fish: strip bass, wild Atlantic salmon, Long Island Bay Scallops, Chesapeake oysters, and soft shell crabs, all but disappear, due to overfishing and ultimately landing on the threaten or endanger species list. In addition to many fresh dairy products and prime meat sources becoming unobtainable.
That said, I also have thought of late, about sustainability, local and worldwide. Just how do we keep feeding 6+Bn people? I am convinced, if it were not for the technological advancement in all aspect of farming; from molecular biology folding into everything from botany to animal husbandry and genetically manipulated nitro embryos etc., the worlds population would be half of what it is. This brings me to my current issue…territory and resources. Lets not Kidd ourselves, if Iraq was about securing in the near term, our depended energy needs; it will pale in comparison with the demands of tens of millions of hungry people.

Territory and resources, a peak at the future…

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The Coming Plantations
Mubbashir Rizvi
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