AlertNet: The world's food production systems must switch from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels to greater use of renewable energy, and cut waste to improve energy efficiency and feed more people, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday. In a study on "energy-smart" food production, released ahead of next week's Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, the FAO warned that failure to change could leave people hungry. "Higher costs of oil and natural gas, insecurity...
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