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The "massive gains" is avoiding ecological collapse. We need to radically rethink our system of agriculture and relationship to the soil. https://en.wikipedia.
by solomonb 7y ago
The "massive gains" is avoiding ecological collapse. We need to radically rethink our system of agriculture and relationship to the soil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture#Guilds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture#Guilds
- anfilt 7y agoAs long as the two different crops are compatible yields tend to be the same or better if symbiotic. Problem is for economical harvesting you need to spread them out which also lowers density on a field. Which also lessens the symbiotic benefits as they now are further apart. Also density is important for grains/cereals since each plant produces so little. Honestly, while a nice idea I agree it wont really work at the scale we need. I think some genetic engineering would be more useful. Ideally a crop that also is not encumbered by patents like other enhanced crops.
- spritecranberry 7y agoThis remark comes from a tremendously privileged position. Much of the world spends its day trying to find enough to eat, so creating creating a nitrogen-fixing cereal may be a better compromise in a world where the "ideal" outcome (from an ecological perspective) is not viable.