Kevin Morgan, a professor at Cardiff University and the author of The School Food Revolution, a book about the supply chain behind cafeteria food, said the supply network was complex and should be better regulated.

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The United States also aims to increase foreign assistance to ease poverty, boost education, cancel the debts of poor countries, and launch a "green revolution" that produces sustainable supplies of food.

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But look closer and you will notice some unusual features that have placed the town at the forefront of a new food revolution.

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My goal, if I have one, is to be part of a revolution that has people re-examine food from a hormonal perspective.

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Will Allen, an urban farmer and MacArthur fellow, is the author with Charles Wilson of The Good Food Revolution , a new book published by Gotham.

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"We're going through a revolution in food, " says Thomas Pirko, president of Bevmark consulting, whose clients include Coca-Cola and Kraft.

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