Comments on: Can Science Feed the World? http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/ Crops, animals, wild relatives ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: More research on agriculture needed http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-998358 More research on agriculture needed Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:14:22 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/?p=12519#comment-998358 [...] not holding my breath. When Sachs first floated the idea, on which Andelman was a co-author, Luigi noted that it didn’t “mention the desirability of monitoring levels of agricultural biodiversity [...] [...] not holding my breath. When Sachs first floated the idea, on which Andelman was a co-author, Luigi noted that it didn’t “mention the desirability of monitoring levels of agricultural biodiversity [...]

]]> By: Food is next millenium’s challenge « Seeds Aside http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-879408 Food is next millenium’s challenge « Seeds Aside Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:01:27 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/?p=12519#comment-879408 [...] also a look at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog’s take on the issue (Nature’s), they get a [...] [...] also a look at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog’s take on the issue (Nature’s), they get a [...]

]]> By: Jacob http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-879401 Jacob Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:02:00 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/?p=12519#comment-879401 That the Sachs et al. piece doesn´t mention biodiversity is surprising, as some of the authors are prominent in biodiversity circles. That the Sachs et al. piece doesn´t mention biodiversity is surprising, as some of the authors are prominent in biodiversity circles.

]]> By: Susan MacMillan http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-879389 Susan MacMillan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:08:42 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/?p=12519#comment-879389 Like advocating the gold standard and leaving the door to Fort Knox wide open. What's missing in this picture? Well, the gold, for one thing . . . . Like advocating the gold standard and leaving the door to Fort Knox wide open. What’s missing in this picture? Well, the gold, for one thing . . . .

]]> By: Santnamor2013 http://agro.biodiver.se/2010/07/can-science-feed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-879378 Santnamor2013 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:20:05 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/?p=12519#comment-879378 I do agree with you. There is a tendence to ignore the importance of the biodiversity within nature or crops. The simple fact that everyday we are loosing another species of corn, or another race of pigs is a serious threat to the genetic diversity necessary for "safe farming". What I want to say with "safe farming" is that it is necessary to have distinct species of corn (for example) available if a certain used species is now being infested with a pest. So on, we can switch to a type of corn that is naturally resistent to that pest for 2 or 3 harvests... I really dislike the ideia of genetic modifying species in order to give them resistance to a plague or more adaptability to a certain type of soil...while we do have all that already created by nature. I think that when geneticists do not talk about biodiversity, it is because they are more prompt to "create" artificial genetic modifications within plant/animal species...why? I don´t know..maybe because it is good business... thnks for all your data, articles and discussions.. kind regards, ciao! I do agree with you. There is a tendence to ignore the importance of the biodiversity within nature or crops. The simple fact that everyday we are loosing another species of corn, or another race of pigs is a serious threat to the genetic diversity necessary for “safe farming”. What I want to say with “safe farming” is that it is necessary to have distinct species of corn (for example) available if a certain used species is now being infested with a pest. So on, we can switch to a type of corn that is naturally resistent to that pest for 2 or 3 harvests…
I really dislike the ideia of genetic modifying species in order to give them resistance to a plague or more adaptability to a certain type of soil…while we do have all that already created by nature.
I think that when geneticists do not talk about biodiversity, it is because they are more prompt to “create” artificial genetic modifications within plant/animal species…why? I don´t know..maybe because it is good business…

thnks for all your data, articles and discussions..

kind regards,
ciao!

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