According to a compendium of commentaries by well-known scientists and organic activists known for their fierce opposition to crop technology, the world needs to “wake up before it is too late” and move away from larger scale agriculture towards “mosaics of sustainable regenerative production system” that favor small-scale farmers and local food production. The commentaries, published under the banner of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD,) excludes any submissions from mainstream agricultural organizations or prominent crop scientists. Among those featured are well known activist scientists Jack Heinemann, Mae-Wan Ho, Miguel Altieri, Hans Herren and Oliver de Schutter, and representatives from anti-technology NGOs, including from Pesticide Action Network, Third World Network, GRAIN, International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM), and IFBL (a Swiss organic group).
Read the full, original story here: “Wake up before it is too late: Make agriculture truly sustainable now for food security in a changing climate”
Additional Resources:
- “Organic industry’s credibility eroded by misinformation about GE foods,” Genetic Literacy Project
- “Can organics and biotech crops coexist peacefully? Organic lobbyists hope not,” Genetic Literacy Project
