Changes in Agriculture and Food Production in NAE Since 1945
"Although considered by many to be a success story, the benefits of productivity increases in world agriculture are unevenly spread. Often the poorest of the poor have gained little or nothing; and 850 million people are still hungry or malnourished with an additional 4 million more joining thier ranks annualy. We are putting food that appears cheap on our tables; but it is food that is not always healthy and that costs us dearly in terms of water, soil and the biological diversity on which all our futures depend."
-Professor Bob Watson, Director, IAASTD
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IAASTD Regional Report North America and Europe, Island Press , Volume 4, 20-79, Chapter 2, (2009), ISBN 978-1-59726-549-2
Editors: Beverly D. McIntyre, Hans R. Herren, Judi Wakhungu and Robert T. Watson