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Tomorrow's Table Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

9780195393576

Tomorrow's Table Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

  • ISBN 13:

    9780195393576

  • ISBN 10:

    0195393570

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 01/08/2010
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Written as part memoir, part instruction, and part contemplation, Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, welcome us into their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders and see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. We learn how the couple, who share the goal of a sustainable agriculture, work together to tackle such issues as that of farmers trying to produce higher yields without resorting to environmentally hazardous chemicals--a problem that will loom larger as the world's population increases. A colorfully written, insightful look at genetic engineering and organic farming, this book will interest consumers, farmers, and policy makers.

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