“Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger?”
Friday, October 30th, 2009
A full-throated debate at the NY Times today.
As I’ve alluded to before, my main criticism is that the technology advocates need to get out of their bubble and consider the social implications of these technologies as well as social forces that cause famines in the first place—namely, poverty and poor food distribution. You can increase yields as much as you want, but if people can’t afford or gain access to food, they will starve.
Related post: Food and population defy simplistic portrayals
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