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It seems an over-simplification to say that it's always good for the cost of food to go down, or the supply to go up. In the West, it looks like much of the rew

It seems an over-simplification to say that it's always good for the cost of food to go down, or the supply to go up. In the West, it looks like much of the rewards of intensification goes towards making people obese. And in societies where more people don't have enough to eat, it still isn't clear whether more intensive farming resolves that. The move to cash crops seems to lead to less local food security for example. And perhaps landless people moving to the city ultimately creates a higher demand for food than can be matched by the output of farming modernization?

onecommentman 6y ago
To challenge the assumption that more food supply is always good, you need to address the issue of famine. A recent narrative https://fic.tufts.edu/publication-item/somalian-famine-narratives/ https://fic.tufts.edu/publication-item/somalian-famine-narra... As Gandhi said at a religious conference with global elites, it’s fine to be pontificating with well-fed faces, but to the majority of Indians, God looks like a loaf of bread. India is at the forefront of addressing the complexities of modernization. They also have the greatest need to do so, with 200M malnourished in Southern Asia. http://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html#chapter-1_1 http://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html#chapter-1... Some articles on pros and cons of modernization: https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/Indian-agriculture-on-modernisation-track-since-2014-563584E/ https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/... https://www.dw.com/en/why-indian-farmers-are-angry-over-agricultural-reforms/a-55137691 https://www.dw.com/en/why-indian-farmers-are-angry-over-agri... https://www.gisreportsonline.com/as-indian-agriculture-expands-farmers-and-reform-prospects-suffer,economy,2454.html https://www.gisreportsonline.com/as-indian-agriculture-expan...

onecommentman 6y ago

To challenge the assumption that more food supply is always good, you need to address the issue of famine. A recent narrative https://fic.tufts.edu/publication-item/somalian-famine-narratives/ https://fic.tufts.edu/publication-item/somalian-famine-narra... As Gandhi said at a religious conference with global elites, it’s fine to be pontificating with well-fed faces, but to the majority of Indians, God looks like a loaf of bread. India is at the forefront of addressing the complexities of modernization. They also have the greatest need to do so, with 200M malnourished in Southern Asia. http://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html#chapter-1_1 http://www.fao.org/3/ca9692en/online/ca9692en.html#chapter-1... Some articles on pros and cons of modernization: https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/Indian-agriculture-on-modernisation-track-since-2014-563584E/ https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/... https://www.dw.com/en/why-indian-farmers-are-angry-over-agricultural-reforms/a-55137691 https://www.dw.com/en/why-indian-farmers-are-angry-over-agri... https://www.gisreportsonline.com/as-indian-agriculture-expands-farmers-and-reform-prospects-suffer,economy,2454.html https://www.gisreportsonline.com/as-indian-agriculture-expan...