ABSTRACT
In the 1980s a world that a decade earlier feared widespread famine found itself with an abundance of food, if it could have been delivered to all those in need. Famines continued to arise in Africa, but the developed world’s agricultural decision makers occupied themselves with problems of surplus production more real than those of the 1930s. This new situation offered scope to deal not only with the old issues discussed in Chapter 9, but also with matters less directly related to human welfare. Biodiversity and conservation of natural resources became central issues for the global environmental movement.
