Information Society Watch

May 2007, Latin American Information Agency

Since the "Green Revolution", world food production has grown at a dizzy pace and yet hunger continues to spread throughout the globe. This book explores these new challenges, such as how to recover knowledge that was becoming lost, adapt it to current conditions and complement it with new knowledge. The authors combine reflections with concrete experiences and show how new information and communications technologies can foster effective knowledge sharing The challenges around food production are chiefly manifest in the countryside, as small farmers are increasingly forced into ruin. The agro-industrial model is thus showing signs of fatigue. More and more peasant farmers are seeing ecological agriculture, combining ancestral and new methods, as a sustainable solution. These and various others are discussed in this publication (Adapted from author).

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