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Question #1
To improve food security:
Designating specific spaces for agriculture
Match identified infrastructure space with matching agricultural space, i.e. for every acre of infrastructure space, identify an agricultural space with the same acreage. If there is no matching agricultural space then a new infrastructure plan needs to be developed that gives priority to agriculture.
On a smaller scale, individual citizens and families should be educated and encouraged to plant crops in their own yards (if they have yards) or invest in methods of growing certain crops indoors.. This would ensure that individual families can sustain themselves.
Question #2
Barriers to eliminating measles:
Lack of interest by governments in surveilling and reporting outbreaks to WHO and UNICEF so that these organizations can concentrate efforts in the regions that need the most help
Clinicians have to be diligent about promoting the vaccine to their patient population.To Dr. Spencer: A more plant-based diet can only be effective if we have the space to plant the plants. If agricultural spaces are being used up for infrastructure how are we going to have a sustainable plant-based diet. Also factor in global-warming and the destruction of rain forests, there is less precipitation to encourage the growth of plants. So a plan has to be developed beyond just promoting a plant based diet.
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