John Madeley proposes a fresh way to food production and hunger relief. He proposes a low-external-input approach, as well as the re-integration of new farming, practices such as organic agriculture and permaculture, as well as a variety of 'green' technologies, that would eventually make world agriculture a viable livelihood for farmers, providing enough food for the hungry, and safe and tasty food for the rest of us all while avoiding environmental harm.

John Madeley, a writer, and broadcaster focusing on Third World development and environmental issues for the past twenty years, wrote the book, which was originally published on July 1, 2003, by Fernwood Books Ltd (first published on January 1, 2002). He was the Editor of the prestigious publication International Agricultural Development from 1983 until 1998.

His work has been published by Christian Aid, CAFOD, the Catholic Institute for International Relations, the Panos Institute, and the Swedish-basedForum Syd. He has also contributed to notable British newspapers such as The Observer, the Guardian, and the Financial Times.

We already have enough expertise, according to John Madeley's latest book, to establish a new strategy for agricultural production and feeding the whole world's population. Millions of people need better access to the land that the market has deprived them of, as well as a more equitable income distribution so that the poor can afford the food that is available.

This is an important aspect of the answer. The second element is a multi-faceted, inventive shift away from a monoculture agricultural system reliant on ever more tractors and fossil fuels, toxic pesticides, and monopolized hybrid seeds by a few large firms.