Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

It’s time to move the farm.

Many believe the incredible waste in our distribution system is the issue.

[GE] is a relatively simple technology that scientists in most countries, including many developing countries, have perfected. The product of GE technology, a seed, requires no extra maintenance or additional farming skills.

Sure, there are issues with GE. No one wants to see a few companies in charge of the world’s food supply, so who owns the seed is

in saline conditions, crops that are nutritionally fortified, that act as medicines, that increase yi

2000, when the first plant genome was sequenced, it took seven years, $70 million, and five hundred people. The same project today takes about three minutes and costs about $100. This is good news

The main event was that Bt cotton increased yields by 5

hen farmers in India adopted Bt cotton in 2002,” writes Stewart Brand in the Whole Earth Discipline:

Herbicide use is also down, while yield increases are up.

seeds don’t require plowing, so soil structure remains intact. This halts erosion, improves carb