The World Economic Forum says the world faces a new crisis: “One-third of man-made greenhouse gas emissions come from food production.”
It is expected that the world's population will reach 10 billion by 2050. Therefore, we are “urgent” to conduct a “thorough” and “comprehensive” transformation of the global food system – from “reshaping” agriculture to “reimagining” food production methods, processing , distribution, consumption and disposal.
To reinforce the message, Stop Ecocide Now founder Jojo Mehta expanded on Greta Thunberg's 2020 incendiary rant that “our house is on fire” , and you are adding fuel to the fire. Ms. Mehta told elites at the 2024 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos that agriculture was a “grave crime” that amounted to “genocide.”
Their mastery of agriculture is reflected in Michael Bloomberg’s suggestion that anyone can become a farmer: “You dig a hole, put the seed in it, put dirt on it, add water, and corn grows. “
Modern agriculture and its so-called dangerous greenhouse gas emissions are a bit complicated.
Modern mechanized agriculture uses petroleum derivatives to fuel equipment and as feedstock for herbicides and pesticides, natural gas to dry grains and make fertilizers, and livestock to provide protein.
Tractors, trucks, farmers and livestock emit carbon dioxide, adding 0.04% (equivalent to $40 out of $100,000) of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. Methane emitted by cattle adds 0.0002% (20 cents of $100,000) to the existing CH4 content in the atmosphere.
Nitrogen fertilizers have caused the level of nitrous oxide (N2O) in the atmosphere to rise “dramatically” over the past 200 years, bringing it to a minuscule 0.00003% (equivalent to 3 cents on US$100,000).
These emissions are said to be causing “catastrophic” climate change and extreme weather, endangering all life on Earth.
So what caused the five ice ages (including the Pleistocene and its mile-high glaciers, which ended 12,000 years ago), the Roman and Medieval Warm Periods, and the Little Ice Age (1350-1850) to come and go?
certainly, Nature The climate hysteria and the World Economic Forum-Gore-Biden anti-fossil fuel agenda cannot be driven; therefore, they are ignored by the fear-mongering political, activist, media, and academic elites.
In the real world, the wonderful reality is that over the centuries unbearably Slow progress, The progress in agriculture over the past 75 years is simply amazing.
Dr. Norman Borlaug's Green Revolution used plant breeding techniques to double the yields of important food crops, saving hundreds of millions of lives.
Since 1950, American farmers have increased corn yields per acre by an incredible 500%, and other crop yields have been smaller but still astonishing – while using less land, water and fuel per ton of produce… and less chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Their exports further help reduce global hunger and malnutrition.
At the same time, despite the effects of anthropogenic climate change, Farmers in Brazil, India and many other countries also had record harvests.
A number of miraculous technologies are indispensable.
hybrid seeds Combining valuable characteristics of different related plants. biotechnology seeds Protect crops from voracious insects and destructive viruses while reducing water and pesticide needs. Virus-resistant biotech varieties have even replaced endangered papayas in Hawaii, cassava and bananas in Africa, and other crops.
Nitrogen (ammonia) fertilizer Nitrogen, synthesized from natural gas and atmospheric nitrogen, works with phosphorus and potassium to pressurize the soil. Increase atmospheric carbon dioxide Stimulates plant growth and further reduces water requirements.
lasting herbicide Controls weeds that would otherwise steal water and nutrients from crops and enables farmers to take advantage of no-till agriculture, which avoids soil damage, reduces erosion, preserves soil moisture and protects important soil organisms.
Technology developed in Israel makes it possible to grow an amazing array of crops in the Negev and Arava deserts, which receive a fraction of the annual rainfall that Arizona receives.
desalination plant Converting seawater into 80% of Israel’s drinking water significantly reduces pressure on the Sea of Galilee, man-made reservoirs and groundwater supplies.
The Israelites at that time Recycle 90% of water used in homes, businesses, schools and hospitals is used in agriculture, of which drip irrigation Delivers the precise amount of water exactly where it is needed by crops and other plants, minimizing evaporation.
huge high-tech tractor GPS systems, sensors and other devices are used to guide precise routes through the fields, while soil composition is constantly measured and the correct types and amounts of fertilizers and herbicides, as well as seeds, are injected to ensure optimal harvests.
Not all of these technologies are available globally. However, farmers can obtain information about technology and modern practices through: Online libraries and programs on mobile.
Instead, this progress is under attack—under ill-advised or ill-advised attacks. Sick–on purposebut well-funded organizations hope to turn the green revolution into green tyranny, ecological imperialism and global malnutrition.
Their hatred of GM crops is intense and well-documented. But many people also despise hybrid seeds.
They want to ban modern herbicides and pesticides in favor of “natural” alternatives – which are often toxic to bees, fish, other animals and humans and have not been tested for long-term harm to humans.
These agricultural anarchists also require “natural” fertilizers, which often provide a fraction of the nutrients provided by modern synthetic fertilizers.
At the very least, they want global organic farming, which means much lower crop yields per acre than conventional farming, and farm millions of acres of wildlife habitat and scenic areas for the same amount of food.
They say people in Africa, Asia and Latin America should practice make ends meet They prefer to call it “traditional” agriculture, agroecology, “food sovereignty” or “choice”, producing “culturally appropriate” products through “ecologically sound and sustainable methods” based on “indigenous agricultural knowledge and practices” “Food.
In simple English, Agroecology strongly opposes biotechnology, monocultures, non-organic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and even mechanized equipment and hybrid seeds.
You can imagine how agroecologists would react if African farmers wanted to plant crops to assert their food sovereignty, self-determination and choice. Biotechnology Bt Corn Get higher yields, use less pesticides, enjoy a better standard of living, and send your children to school.
Agrarian anarchists vilify them as despicable supporters of violence against women, land grabbing, mass disenfranchisement of indigenous peoples, genocide and other “crimes against humanity”.
They also advocate “alternative proteins.”
They said Africa would be the “perfect laboratory” for testing new foods such as “biscuits, waffles, patties and sausages” made from raw ingredients lake fly.
In fact, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Popular Science magazine, and many others extol the virtues of entomophagy— That's a clever progressive term for eating a bug burger instead of a burger.
They even provide recipes and techniques for processing “edible insects” into delicious, nutritious products that can improve diets and livelihoods, create thriving local businesses, and even promote the inclusion of women.
They say bugs have twice as much protein per pound as beef; Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, beetles, ants and cicadas make delicious snacks, desserts, guacamole, or even entire meals; Mealworms have “like to the earthy flavor of mushrooms,” which makes them a great addition to brownies. Sauteing mealworms with a little salt can also make “protein-rich potato chips.” tasty!
who are these people – These agricultural and nutritional anarchists and revolutionaries? stay tuned.
Paul Driessen is a senior policy advisor at the Commission for a Constructive Tomorrow (www.CFACT.org) and the author of books and articles on energy, climate change, environmental policy, and human rights.
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