| This is from 10 days ago but I didn't want to let it pass unnoticed on here. Jim Goodman is a sustainable farmer, a Kellogg Food & Society Policy Fellow, and an occasional blogger on this site.
G8 Clueless on Food Policy
He comments on the G8's eight course banquet during their most recent gathering:
Earlier that day UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the world to reduce their "unnecessary demand" for food. Apparently he wasn't speaking to the G8 leaders.
Does the G8 really understand the food crisis? I don't think they have a clue. An eight-course banquet? How demeaning. They invite leaders from African countries affected by the food crisis, hear their pleas, but certainly, do not let them interfere with their agenda, their industrial development, their pleasure.
Talk about NOT leading by example. Good one Jim. Thanks for calling them on it. Read the rest of the piece for Goodman's analysis of their policies. |
