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I wasn't very clear in that I was referring to developing new technologies. Undeveloped parts of the world don't have access to even the most basic agricultura
by akamaka 10y ago
I wasn't very clear in that I was referring to developing new technologies.
Undeveloped parts of the world don't have access to even the most basic agricultural technology, like mechanization and efficient irrigation.
Of course it would be good to spread technologies both old and new. Inventing new things, including GMOs, is fantastic for those who adopt them, but won't help if undeveloped areas that have difficulty adopting any new techniques.
- btilly 10y agoIt turns out to be a lot easier to convince farmers to use better seeds than to change everything else about how they work. We have a lot of experience with successfully getting poor farmers to try better varieties. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug for the man who made it work.