Global demand for food continues to rise, yet water and available land for food production are diminishing. Metropolitan areas now use up to half the water once available to cultivate food, while ground water levels are declining. Access to good farm land is flagging because of a decline in soil fertility in existing holdings, and pressure not to open new areas for cultivation. Reports from the United Nations, world health authorities and aid agencies call for the same thing - greater production using fewer natural resources.
negative towards protectionism, in favour of free trade