It’s a tale as
old as time. How will we feed all the people on this planet of ours, especially
with the global population set to reach 9 billion by 2050?
Proponents of
organic agriculture have their answer: we must return to nature, our roots, a
Jeffersonian ideal of what a farm really is. Meanwhile, advocates of
conventional farming say we must reach for higher yields, using science and technology
to push the limits of nature. The two are often at odds: a consortium of
organic seed growers even took
Monsanto to court based on the very fear that the agricultural giant might
sue them for inadvertently growing their patented genetically modified seeds. ...To Read More....
My Take - There are some statements here that can
be disputed in my opinion, but I posted this because I feel it is important to
show that it is becoming clear to more people that we need technology to feed
the world and regulations based on emotional appeals by the "all
natural" crowd are irrational. There is one more point I would like to
make. This whole argument about 'biological' pest control came into being
before Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring. So-called biologicals have their
place, but they will never take the place of effective, inexpensive, easy to
use pesticides. As for being more ecologically sound; the "organic"
crowd loves any technology that doesn't exist and just as quickly dismisses it
as soon as it comes into use.
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