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DuPont to study need to feed growing world
The need to feed a growing world population is one of many concerns in agriculture. Jim Borel, executive vice president of Dupont, says his company and others have to make sure that not only are the right products available, but the right policies are in place to do that.
“Trade policies, economic development, how do we all work together in a way that can facilitate productivity improvement around the world? I’m optimistic we can do it, but we’ve all got our work cut out for us.”
To that end, Borel tells Brownfield he’s helping form a committee to be chaired by former Senator Tom Daschle.
“And, the focus is going to be over the next year to try to understand,” says Borel, “What are the policy changes, the public policy changes that are going to be required to be able to feed the extra three-billion people?”
Borel adds that the population explosion will be in the most underdeveloped countries.
“Even if we improve their productivity in ag significantly, they won’t have enough – they’re going to also have to import food,” says Borel, “So, we’ve got to work together to find ways to get their policies developed, get their trade policies adjusted.”
Borel says more than 85 percent of our food never crosses the border and that has to change. Borel made his comments at the 2010 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.
DuPont is parent to Pioneer® Hi-Bred International seed company.
from todays headlines “Deadly riots in the streets of Mozambique over sharply higher food prices have left 13 dead. Anger is growing in Egypt and Serbia as well. Panicked Russian shoppers have cleared the shelves of staple grains” “Will the United States be affected?” —– then I read ” Borel tells Brownfield he’s helping form a committee to be chaired by former Senator Tom Daschle.” —– Remember I’m the guy who keeps warning about the government wanting to do a farm takeover and nationalize the farms—again we see more subtle things happening—as for Daschle, he is a tax evader and had to forgo a Obama job because of that. Years ago, when Daschle was in a position to abuse power, his wife worked/was involved with a company that got a government contract and sold a bunch of airport security scanners that did’nt even work!—Knowing that about him I have zero faith with him & Dupont getting cozy. Kind of like having Bernie Maddoff investing your money for your kids college fund —zero faith in that as well.