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You are right. As to why certain foods get picked over others, environmental factors are only a part of the decision. In agriculture, unlike in software develop

You are right. As to why certain foods get picked over others, environmental factors are only a part of the decision. In agriculture, unlike in software development, changes and adaptations take much longer to implement. If a farmer cultivates a type of crop that isn't favored by consumers, it could lead to financial ruin. These subsidies are mainly intended to provide affordable food for large populations. The government acknowledges the public's preference for certain foods that are easily stored, widely distributed, and can grow in diverse environments.

mistrial9 3y ago
this is chapter and verse rationalization -- since the Green Revolution of fertilizer inputs, food shortage is not really a thing for the parts of the world I know about. What is also a thing is highly processed food with colorful packaging, and specialty foods with more commercial profits, and aggregation by Big Agriculture. Do you really live in Ethiopia or South-central India? or there are other (unstated) motivations
- patrickhogan1 3y ago
  Your example of being food secure during your lifetime, a very pro-human thing, shows how investment in fertilizer is net good. However, this article equates fertilizer to being nature-negative. The government in Sri Lanka, using ideology similar to that used in this article, switched to a different farming system, which has devastated their food security. [1] [1] https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farming-crisis/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farmi...
  - mistrial9 3y ago
    wait - you are patrick hogan WW (!) back to listening mode here
- user_7832 3y ago
  > Do you really live in Ethiopia or South-central India? or there are other (unstated) motivations I'm curious, what's going on in these areas?
  - mistrial9 3y ago
    this page seems useful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger

mistrial9 3y ago

this is chapter and verse rationalization -- since the Green Revolution of fertilizer inputs, food shortage is not really a thing for the parts of the world I know about. What is also a thing is highly processed food with colorful packaging, and specialty foods with more commercial profits, and aggregation by Big Agriculture. Do you really live in Ethiopia or South-central India? or there are other (unstated) motivations

patrickhogan1 3y ago
Your example of being food secure during your lifetime, a very pro-human thing, shows how investment in fertilizer is net good. However, this article equates fertilizer to being nature-negative. The government in Sri Lanka, using ideology similar to that used in this article, switched to a different farming system, which has devastated their food security. [1] [1] https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farming-crisis/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/05/sri-lanka-organic-farmi...
- mistrial9 3y ago
  wait - you are patrick hogan WW (!) back to listening mode here
user_7832 3y ago
> Do you really live in Ethiopia or South-central India? or there are other (unstated) motivations I'm curious, what's going on in these areas?
- mistrial9 3y ago
  this page seems useful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger