Agriculture is facing numerous important problems: food supply, social justice, ecology, climate change. We are told by the agrochemical industry there is only one, simple, solution: the next level of the so-called “green revolution”.
The story so far: intensification and globalization of agriculture in the later 20th century has increased yields and production of food dramatically - at least in the western world. The so-called developing countries still suffer hunger and poverty, although global production would be sufficient to feed the whole world.
The enlightened West is starting to notice that intensive agriculture has reached a limit, further yield increases appear to be unlikely. We are also beginning to discover that our agricultural systems are not sustainable at all: high inputs, soil degradation, environmental pollution, animal justice, loss of biodiversity and climate impacts.
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