'Despite repeated crises, our food remains just as dependent on fossil fuels'

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Taking the example of the 1920 California crisis when oil companies stepped in to help farmers deprived of water, columnist Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argues that it would be possible to prevent a global food crisis linked to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but the political will is lacking.