[extropy-chat] GM Food [was: World map of human ES cell and nuclear transfer policies]

[Dirk Bruere]

On 12/9/05, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Saying there are enough calories produced does not say there is adequate
> food if the calories are not of the proper kind or available when, where and
> as needed.  The report to its credit does talk a bit about this.  I have
> seen counter-claims that there is not enough food produced and/or that the
> margins are dangerously thin.  I am uncertain as to how to arrive at the
> truth of the matter.
> Statements such as "in every food-short region, others still enjoy
> adequate access to food"  do not lead me to give a lot of credence to the
> url.  It is possible to import some food to even the worse drought area.
> Importing enough to feed everyone can be a bit more of a challenge.  Setting
> up sustainable local food production or other economy adequate to import
> sufficient food is more difficult yet.  Without that it doesn't seem
> reasonable to me to say "enough food is produced".
>
> Ah, I see.  We supposedly have enough food if everyone is vegetarian but
> not otherwise.  So it looks like we only have enough food produced today
> if you change what a significant portion of the world looks at as food.
> Hmm.    Somehow I doubt that is going to happen.
>
>
Politics.

Dirk
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