Producing food Do you think there will be a greater choice of food available in shops in the future, or will there be less choice? I think in the future, there will be a greater choice of food available it shops. I think so, because most people like to try something new. For me, if I see new a new cookie in a shop or new sort of tea, I surely will buy some of it. Even the same product just with new covering invites you to buy and try it. And this stimulates manufacturers to make new products from time to time. And some people like one product, other like different, and it forces manufacturers to enlarge their range of products. And when population grows variety of products they need grows as well. For example, if I live in a village and I am the only man that likes, let's say, kangaroo meat, noone will deliver it to me. But if quantity of people who like this product is quite big, there would be some shops with it in that place. And financial solvency in the world is increasing constantly, so people can afford some expensive and exotic food. What effects has modern technology had on the way food is produced? At first, modern technologies make the cost of producing is much less, so the end price for customers is also less. Secondly, modern packing allow food to retain its freshness and increases its shelf life. Another one, that you have significantly bigger crops with modern technique, pesticides and fertilizers. But there is negative effect with modern technologies too. that's food supplements, that usually added to enhance taste or make the price cheaper are quite harmful to human. How important is it for a country to be able to grow all the food it needs, without importing any from other countries? I think it is critically important to supply the population by own grown food for at least at half it needs. But that's about only such products as grain, milk, meat, fruits and vegetables. Of course, if climate of your country is not favourable for some kinds of vegetables or fruits, that's not a big problem. It's not necessary to have all the food from the world grown in your country, but you should have some variety without importing. In times of peace that's not a problem at all, but for the hard times it is important to not to depend on someone.