Why India needs transgenic crops

[Michael Perelman]

The problem is that cheap, subsidized  grain hurts ag. production in the
poor countries, driving more people to the cities, causing problems.

I am not talking about aesthetics.  I am talking about infrastructural
problems without adequate resources to handle them.  Care must be taken
not to overwhelm existing ag. societies.

On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 11:41:31AM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Perelman wrote:
> 
> >I was merely pointing out the ag. trade deficit. The US excels in
> >producing large amounts of grain per capita because grain production is
> >easiest to mechanize.
> 
> And wouldn't that be good for the starving masses in poor countries? 
> What's wrong with mechanizing agriculture to feed hundreds of 
> millions of people? I can't shake the suspicion that you have some 
> aesthetic objection.
> 
> Doug

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
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