We can’t keep importing food

Increasing dependence on the market to supply food may not be feasible in the days ahead.

In a given system, be it biological, economic or any other, if the purpose of the modus operandi adopted is to merely maintain the stability of specific system components, the system’s overall stability could be compromised. Our food production system seems to be suffering similarly. We focus on the supply of chemical fertilisers, seeds and pesticides which, despite being essential components, are only part of the whole system. We haven’t paid adequate attention to the health of the core components, such as soil and water, which are in a state of consistent ruin. Catastrophic water erosion in our hills and mountains has