AN ORGANIC FARMER AND A GENETICIST WALK INTO A FIELD

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I am thrilled after reading this story of two people, one is organisc farmer and other is plant geneticist are working together for agriculture sustainability. A must read article for everyone in group http://ensia.com/articles/an-organic-farmer-and-a-geneticist-walk-into-a-field/

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  2. Interesting. Nice to see the couple doing a marvelous job. But I think that organic farmer has been a better geneticist as he managed to evolve his varieties based on their tolerance to natural stresses and also managed sustainable yields. Modern geneticists focus only on yields and do their selections only in the most favorable environments. As a result, we have lost a number of good genes, and the geneticists have lost the trust of organic farmers. Even now, there is a great pressure to release high yielding varieties, without any consideration on their performance under stress conditions.If Pam is helping her husband in going towards better genetic approaches, it is really laudable, but she will have to work very hard to clear the minds of organic farmers clouded by the sins committed by earlier breeders.

  3. Interesting though, I have strong opinion of refusal about geneti9cally modified crops.