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The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy

By John Bailey on March 28, 2006

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The carbohydrate economy could transform agriculture as well as energy, reviving producer co-ops, and giving farmers a hedge against voilatile commodity prices. For the first time in 60 years, the carbohydrate economy is back on the public-policy agenda. It is an exciting historical opportunity, but one we should approach with deliberation and foresight.

Click here for the full text of "The Once and Future Carbohydrate Economy" article by David Morris that appears in a special April 2006 issue of The AmericanProspect.

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