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Category Archives: Food And Agriculture
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More on Organic Myths…
When we featured an excerpt from Scientific American’s blogpost “Exploring the Myths of Organic vs. Conventional”, and linked to the full article, we received a LOT of feedback! Thanks to everyone for their comments. Blogger Christie Wilcox apparently received a lot of mail about this post as well. So much so, that Wilcox is staunchly defending her position with a more detailed explanation, complete with scientific cites and footnoted references to back up her claims. Read More >
Engineering Food for All
The New York Times published a thoughtful commentary authored by Nina Fedoroff, Penn State professor of biology and former science and technology adviser to the Secretary of State: Food prices are at record highs and the ranks of the hungry are swelling once again. A warming climate is beginning to nibble at crop yields worldwide. The United Nations predicts that there will be one to three billion more people to feed by midcentury. Yet even Read More >
Exploring the Myths of Organic vs. Conventional
Scientific American’s “Science Sushi” blog looks at common myths around organic and mainstream agriculture. Blogger Christie Wilcox says upfront that there are some definite upsides and benefits that come from many organic farming methods. But organic foods cost up to three times as much as those produced by conventional methods, and people are shelling out their hard-earned cash for what they believe are the best foods available. So Wilcox looks at organic’s four most common Read More >
How to grow the economy and feed the world
By Barbara Wells, President and CEO, ArborGen Chair, BIO Food and Agriculture Section Governing Board For the past two decades, the United States has led the world in crop biotechnology innovation. Under this leadership, American growers have produced most of the world’s food, fiber and energy, while the U.S. agricultural sector experienced sustained economic growth and a positive trade balance. But an increasingly complicated regulatory system and threats of litigation from opponents of technology have Read More >
Biotech addresses food security, climate change: Potential economic growth engine
By Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs By 2050, the global population will surpass 9 billion and require nearly a doubling of agricultural output to provide an adequate food supply. At the same time, the world’s agricultural system will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity and climate change, raising the risk of production shortfalls in a world where over 800 million people are already undernourished. A challenge like Read More >
