ABSTRACT
Food is a topic full of opposites. Nearly everyone has views. There can be times of feast, and times of famine. Some see human hunger as primarily a problem of production, while others emphasize issues of distribution. There are those who advocate national self-sufficiency in food, and those who favour policies of unrestricted free trade. Many people regard low food prices as a boon, but most farmers want higher prices. Usually there is some merit in both opposing views. Usually reality and sense rest somewhere in between.
