tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post4611140195735050463..comments2023-09-06T03:55:53.012-07:00Comments on Nowhere to go but everywhere: Two ImagesMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-24124965530655943862010-07-07T20:27:44.271-07:002010-07-07T20:27:44.271-07:00It's kind of an impossible situation, isn'...It's kind of an impossible situation, isn't it? Of course trying to raise the living standards of the unimaginably poor is a worthwhile goal, but how can we go about it in a way that doesn't lead to environmental degradation, further social stratification, human rights abuses, and the continued immiseration of others elsewhere? <br /><br />One point I think the "food fight" series makes well is that those who are advocating agroecological methods related to the "organic" label are not suggesting a method taken from the past, but rather a method that synthesises modern technology and intellectual capital while trying to reduce the amount of industrial and chemical inputs which are so damaging. It's a different kind of technology, but it's not low-tech, it's not outdated, and it's not inefficient. So they say. <br /><br />I highly admire you for being in the middle of all of this. Sometimes I wonder if maybe you could get me a job?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198921079835614264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37894952.post-83631569641242336472010-06-30T12:26:42.968-07:002010-06-30T12:26:42.968-07:00This was a fabulous post for me Mike. I am gettin...This was a fabulous post for me Mike. I am getting more and more into eating only whole foods/nothing processed/locally, but have been trying to figure out how that fits in with what I actually do for a living (trying to increase incomes of smallholder farmers in developing countries by encouraging increased production, processing, and, in the long run, exports). I genuinely believe in them both (1) that humans should be eating whole foods and that not doing so is harmful to us and the environment and (2)that the majority of poor people work in the agriculture sector and the easiest way to raise them out of poverty is to help them increase production by introducing modern farming technology. So, how do they fit?? I haven't figured it out yet, let me know if you do, but I will definitely be following the food fight debate!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762198100957256390noreply@blogger.com