Why India needs transgenic crops

Ulhas Joglekar uvj at vsnl.com
Thu Aug 1 07:29:38 PDT 2002


Michael Pollak:
> > Even a middle class family can not afford to buy a small flat, since the
> > land prices are prohibitive in big cities of India. Millons live in
> > slums, pavements etc. Who can afford a tiny plot for farming?
>
> Come now, Ulhas. The point is that if these techniques allowed you to
> feed yourself with a tiny piece of land and a tiny amount of labor time,
> then farmers using them full time should have no problem victualing both
> themselves and the city folk.

Yes, I see now what Michael Perelman was saying.

Ulhas



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