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Merrick

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Re: GM

Jul 14, 2004, 22:48

> I'm not sure it's possible to feed the >world that way.

Depnds how it's done. The use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides certainly increase yields, but they are largely the tools of massive monoculture agriculture. In such methods, much of the increase is offset by the inefficencies of working on such a grand scale.

The thing with organics is that it's often done small-scale, and using complementary crops, so that yields are actually comparable or even higher than chemical farming.

It's a thing I touched on in the middle of the 'Why GM Won't Feed The World' article
http://www.headheritage.co.uk/uknow/features/index.php?id=17

and is dealt with in more depth by George Monbiot in his article 'Organic Farming Will Feed The World'
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2000/08/24/organic-farming-will-feed-the-world/

Incidentally, how weird that there's two complementary articles - right down to the titles - written completely independantly.

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Re: GM (grufty jim)

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Sustainable Oil? – Ether, Jul 11, 2004, 14:50
- Re: Sustainable Oil? – grufty jim, Jul 11, 2004, 15:09


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