While the quote “Who controls the food supply controls the people” is common attributed to Henry Kissinger, the exact source appears undocumented. However, the Kissinger Report, formally called “Implications of Worldwide Population Growth For U.S. Security and Overseas Interests” is real historical piece discussing, in coded language, how to curb population growth in developing countries – including the control of food.
The state of farming in modern-day America is far removed from the way it was just decades ago. In this “Good Morning CHD” episode, Breeauna Sagdal and Meryl Nass, M.D. have a timely conversation on various factors that determine the success of agriculture, today. They discuss loans and pricing, inspection and approval processes, industry monopolization, volatility in the supply chain, food shortages and more. Tune in!
Perhaps you remember Event 201, the pandemic simulation run in late 2019 that served as a dress rehearsal for the 2020 Covid response. Such simulations have been used in the War on Food as well. Take, for example, the Food Chain Reaction Game, a 2015 wargame that simulated the time period from 2020 to 2030.
