Sepp Holzer's 10 Step Plan to Combat World Hunger

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Using Water Management, including Lakeand Pond Construction

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The world agricultural report states that a quarter of all farmland has been lost throughmonocultures, industrial agriculture and the destruction of nature. In the picture: forestres on the isle of La Palma.

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1. Restoring the Hydrological Balance

The rst and most important step is to restore the hydrological balance. That is

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2. Abolishment of Industrial Livestock Farming

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A Strategy to Feed the World: Becoming a Gardener of the Earth

3. Developing of more Cultivated Areas

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4. Enlarging Areas under Cultivation

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5. Increasing Productivity

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6. Regionalisation instead of Globalisation

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7. Agrarian Reform

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8. Neighbourly Help and Community

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9. Conservation and Promotion of Ancient Wisdom,e.g. Methods of Preservation

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10. Changing our Educational System

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