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Will the world face a major food insecurity crisis by 2050?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
Governments around the world have started successfully encouraging farmers to adopt more environmentally-friendly practices.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1, children below
Education initiatives, led by governments and
NGOs
, have helped farmers adopt more sustainable methods of producing food.
Pro claim 2, children below
Building irrigation systems can allow areas with unreliable rainfall to consistently produce significant amounts of food.
Pro claim 3, children below
The European Union has made laws that restrict the size of fishers' nets and reduce the number of boats allowed to work at the same time.
Con claim 1, children below
Farmers are often forced to pursue unsustainable practices by powerful outside influences, such as large corporations.
Con claim 2
It is often expensive for governments to invest in programs that truly allow farmers to farm more sustainably. Many places do not have the money or willingness to do this.