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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 971987" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>banjo,</p><p>that was 'generic you' - not you, specifically. Read an article recently - suggested that perhaps farmers ought to visit a Whole Foods store - but recommended that you drive your pickup - it'd be easier to find your truck among all the Mercedes and Lexuses in the parking lot. It's fine for folks with enough $$ to buy what they want to do just that - but when they start dictating what & how others are allowed to feed themselves, it's not so fine, IMO.</p><p></p><p>Why are there still hungry folks, despite increased production?</p><p>Political - Agreements/disagreements between nations may determine whether or not food may be imported/exported</p><p>Corruption - As we've seen, over and over, a lot of times when we send aid in the form of food, the the despotic regimes running the show take it, and the folks who need it don't get it. </p><p>Economics - those who produce the product deserve to be paid for it; they're not all in the business of crop/animal production just for fun.</p><p></p><p>The anti-GMO, anti-technology crowd very rarely considers the environmental benefits attendant to technologies like no-till/minimum-till planting, targeted fertilizer/pesticide use - and yes, GMO crops( less pesticide application, less soil erosion due to less need for weed-control tillage, etc.). </p><p>Expanding human populations will continue to require marked increases in food production - and there's no way to meet those demands with 'organic' production; technological advances will need to be continually adopted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 971987, member: 12607"] banjo, that was 'generic you' - not you, specifically. Read an article recently - suggested that perhaps farmers ought to visit a Whole Foods store - but recommended that you drive your pickup - it'd be easier to find your truck among all the Mercedes and Lexuses in the parking lot. It's fine for folks with enough $$ to buy what they want to do just that - but when they start dictating what & how others are allowed to feed themselves, it's not so fine, IMO. Why are there still hungry folks, despite increased production? Political - Agreements/disagreements between nations may determine whether or not food may be imported/exported Corruption - As we've seen, over and over, a lot of times when we send aid in the form of food, the the despotic regimes running the show take it, and the folks who need it don't get it. Economics - those who produce the product deserve to be paid for it; they're not all in the business of crop/animal production just for fun. The anti-GMO, anti-technology crowd very rarely considers the environmental benefits attendant to technologies like no-till/minimum-till planting, targeted fertilizer/pesticide use - and yes, GMO crops( less pesticide application, less soil erosion due to less need for weed-control tillage, etc.). Expanding human populations will continue to require marked increases in food production - and there's no way to meet those demands with 'organic' production; technological advances will need to be continually adopted. [/QUOTE]
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