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MyBallsAreOnFir3 t1_iv9cmnf wrote

Reply to comment by Yumewomiteru in Chinese scientists develop salt-tolerant soybean that can grow well on previously barren soil by mutherhrg

We don't actually need to grow more food. If we want to "solve world hunger" we just need to distribute the food we have better.

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Helasri t1_iv9pruh wrote

Its easier to grow food there than ship it from the other side of the world

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sunshinebasket t1_iv9mfwl wrote

Err, how about advances like this so more area to grow that is closer to human settlement? Instead of trucking it around from major “good basket”?

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fuzzybunn t1_iv9pvxc wrote

This has been a thing for Millenia, and yet people still starve. Trying to get the people in power not to hoard resources is a pipe dream even Jesus, Mohamad or the Buddha couldn't solve.

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