You say science will feed the world - 05/02/2010 - Farmers Weekly
Wow, what a frightening article. The title is so misleading. 63 percent of us who responded to the poll chose other responses when asked "what is the most important factor in feeding the world in the future?"
I am truly afraid for our future and I don't like being afraid one bit. Neither did I like the poll question or how the author of the article interpreted the poll results.
Thank goodness the author shared the Soil Association's Patrick Holden comments including: "With Roundup-ready maize, canola and soya grown the world over and GM alfalfa close to approval, a frightening proportion of global food production is now in a monoculture," Mr Holden said.
What I did like was having my name pulled out of a hat with 10,000 names in it and winning tickets to the World Cup in South Africa. I would so much have preferred a farm tour!
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I can't agree more with your comments!
ReplyDeleteFrom the perspective of nonlinear complex systems (like ecologies and food production and human societies), we need diversity to remain resilient (i.e., stable + flexible).
The giant factory farms and mono-cultures are heading us in a dangerous direction of not being resilient in food production or access. And that's not even mentioning the health impacts of all the available food being medicated, chemically processed, and tramatized (think: stress chemicals released into what you eat) before we eat it.
In fact, I suggest these approaches are not science - they are technology devoid of the scientific implications from a larger perspective.
Scary -- yes, I have to agree.