Farm tech isn’t a war between good and evil — it’s a quest for whatever works

Grist
By Nathanael JohnsonOct 6, 2014, 11:23 am22 pts
On Sept. 29, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a call for a “paradigm shift towards sustainable agriculture and family farming.” On Twitter, people interpreted this as a rejection of high technology in agriculture. One anti-GMO campaigner said it was a call for non-GMO alternatives.…

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