Tag Archives: population

Green light for GM?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by argylesock

Steve Connor at the Independent told us, three months ago, of advice to our UK Government about genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) crops. Our Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Prof Sir Mark Walport, led a team advising that Britain, and the … Continue reading →

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Is the GM crops war over? What’s next?

Posted on May 31, 2014 by argylesock

GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) crops are a fact of life by now. In our interconnected world (remember the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, which might be finalised soon) I think that people who oppose GM crops may have … Continue reading →

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The homogenisation and globalisation of diets

Posted on April 25, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that some 75% of the diversity of cultivated crops was lost during the 20th Century and, by 2050, we could lose…

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Can BIG be beautiful too?

Posted on April 5, 2014 by argylesock

Three leading figures from science and farming consider the role large-scale farming can play in British agriculture.

Posted in agriculture, knowledge transfer | Tagged farmer, food security, knowledge, land use, livestock, pollution, population, scientist, sustainable, veterinary, welfare | 2 Comments

James C. Scott on Food sovereignty: a critical dialogue

Posted on April 4, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on the anthropo.scene:
argylesock says… I like the way James C. Scott explains food sovereignty and food security in this lecture. He remarks on how we humans rely, mostly, on only three food sources: maize (corn, Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat … Continue reading →

Posted in food, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged corn, crop, crop diversity, food, food security, food sovereignty, grain, invasive species, maize, neglected crop, plant_monocot, politics, population, rice, staple food, wheat | 8 Comments

Biodiversity to feed the world

Posted on February 20, 2014 by argylesock

When people say that the world needs more food, often they’re quoting the United Nations’ (UN’s) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In 2012 FAO predicted that by the middle of this century, the world’s farmers will need to produce 60% … Continue reading →

Posted in food, knowledge transfer | Tagged biodiversity, crop, food, food security, food sovereignty, foraging, fungus, Green Revolution, history, neglected crop, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, population, wild food | 5 Comments

Does the world need more food?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by argylesock

Human populations are growing and people are hungry. Does that mean the world needs more food? The answer depends partly on whether you focus on food sovereignty or food security. My fellow blogger Jessica Duncan at Food Governance tells us … Continue reading →

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Looking to the future: African’s agricultural transformation

Posted on February 8, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
ONE Campaign on the 29th January 2014 launched their Do Agric, It Pays campaign to urge African leaders to commit to spending 10% of national budgets on agriculture, a…

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Delivering food security through international trade

Posted on February 1, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
When discussing global food security, the issues of access and availability commonly come up. As One Billion Hungry examines, we currently produce enough food to feed the world, although…

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Feeding population vs market integration

Posted on December 30, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on ECO-opia:
Feeding a growing global population and improving the management of natural resources are two of the most urgent challenges mankind is currently facing. Agricultural markets, seed systems and crop genetic resources lie at the heart…

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