ABSTRACT
A sustainable food supply is a unique, foundational human need. Among the natural biological drivers for the preservation of life, food exceeds even reproduction. In times of starvation and limited food intake, reproduction is reduced and eventually shuts down to be revived only if a regular food supply again becomes available. This chapter addresses the sustainability of agriculture and food in this new economic format for living because farming provided the launch pad for civilization and remains essential for survival today. The new methods used for these ends by global business in the food chain that often receive the active support or passive indifference of governments, are described. The chapter also addresses the sustainability of agriculture and food in this new economic format for living because farming provided the launch pad for civilization and remains essential for survival today. It seeks to understand the present position of the food chain in modern society.
