That is one possibility. Increased use of biotechnology and understanding of how food affects health would make agriculture even more business focused. It's not necessarily a terrible thing.
biotech and gmo food is not exactly the same thing, though... you don't have to change dna to study health benefits, and developing better crops via breeding and grafting biotech isn't that. agribusiness has all but trashed the small time farmer. and understanding the way in which food effects health isn't about gmo food, unless we're talking about whether or not gmo food adversely effects health. we don't have any data for the long term effects of ingesting gmo food on people.
Indeed. Better processing of food and better packaging technology is definitely needed. But with crops being used for making biofuel and people in some developing countries starting to shift towards a more western diet I'm sure we also need an increase in food production.
you should totally check out henry rollins' h is for hunger.
"it's like the real world, except there's dragons!"
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I'd be interested in knowing what you guys think about organic food
- 11/09/2012 08:01:41 PM
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I think it makes sense in some cases but mostly it makes you feel like you are doing something
- 11/09/2012 08:25:54 PM
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Re: I'd be interested in knowing what you guys think about organic food
- 11/09/2012 08:55:17 PM
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- 11/09/2012 09:20:49 PM
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i suggest watching henry rollins' film h is for hunger. and then looking up research on gmo crops'
- 12/09/2012 12:57:48 AM
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I think organic food is a luxury that few will want as food prices increase in the coming decades.
- 11/09/2012 10:11:33 PM
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- 11/09/2012 10:35:08 PM
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- 12/09/2012 02:38:24 AM
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If you are also interested in more views, todays New York Times is discussing it, also.
- 12/09/2012 02:45:22 AM
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organic has always been more about the process than the extra nutrition
- 12/09/2012 04:02:53 PM
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Re: organic has always been more about the process than the extra nutrition
- 12/09/2012 04:43:02 PM
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I think the organic movement is mostly a big scam: an excuse to charge more money for less food.
- 12/09/2012 11:40:40 PM
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Actually, I believe the "no pesticides" part predates the "no GMOs" part.
- 13/09/2012 05:26:53 AM
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You're right...
- 13/09/2012 08:43:52 AM
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Thanks for confirming my general impression as right on the money.
- 14/09/2012 03:35:56 PM
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Re: Thanks for confirming my general impression as right on the money.
- 16/09/2012 07:45:25 PM
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That is a very interesting overview, thanks.
- 17/09/2012 11:22:38 PM
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Curious as to where you read these things
- 13/09/2012 08:41:43 PM
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I am aware of no corroborating scientific research, no
- 14/09/2012 03:53:42 PM
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I have some serious problems with that I'm afraid.
- 14/09/2012 05:53:39 PM
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Fair enough; I have some serious fears with GMOs. 
- 15/09/2012 03:58:13 AM
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- 15/09/2012 03:58:13 AM
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- 13/09/2012 11:05:37 AM
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