I agree that it's good for the sellers (farmers). But how is artificial scarcity...

manmal on May 31, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Monsanto gives up fight for genetically modified p...

I agree that it's good for the sellers (farmers). But how is artificial scarcity and rising prices good against hunger? The argument about rotting crops is a bit weak, AFAIK crops can be stored quite well if kept dry.