Sustainable Agriculture
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
The GIO folks said this:
if all the regional climates of the world are going to be changing significantly in the next 50 years, do we need to start shifting the world’s agricultural centers today? Will the vast farm plots of the Midwestern United States need to be moved north into Canada? Can we grow sufficient quantities of food in indoor or even urban environments, without straining energy resources too much? In other words, will the next green revolution be truly green?
And I said this:
If trade barriers were lower, it would make it easier to grow food in cheaper places (labor, land, water) for sale in more-expensive places (Dubai, Singapore). I guess that the Doha Development Round should have had “and Environment” added to the title!
OTOH, there’s a danger to trusting people who are growing your food. What if they decide to keep it? This Guardian article describes how rich countries are buying land in poor countries to increase their food security. Although the idea sounds sinister, it means that each country-pair will become MORE, not less, interdependent, which is GOOD for peace.
Bottom Line: There are many ways to adjust to climate change, but the fewer we have, the more expensive (in money and lives lost) it will be.
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