breadLooking for some deep and interesting reading on food security? SEED Magazine, a publication that explores the ways in which science is changing our world, is hosting a series of debates.

The question is this–“Is organic farming an elitist fetish that hampers efforts to stanch global hunger? Or is it the kind of holistic approach we’ll need to produce food on a circumscribed planet? Seed kicks off an Oxford-style debate on global food security and what we mean by “scientific farming.”

“In an effort to make sense of conflicting information, and to get beyond the tit-for-tat towards meaningful dialogue, Seed has invited Dr. Paarlberg to participate in an Oxford-style debate with Dr. M. Jahi Chappell, a co-author on the Badgely paper that supported an important role for organic agriculture in contributing to the global food supply.”

http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/food_fight_round_1/

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