Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia. 'eoeWhere Communism goes, hunger follows'e? was the slogan of American nation builders who fanned out into the countryside to divert rivers, remodel villages, and introduce tractors, chemicals, and genes to multiply the crops consumed by millions. This 'eoegreen revolution'e? has been credited with averting Malthusian famines, saving billions of lives, and jump-starting Asia'e(tm)s economic...