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Organic Farming, Genetics,
and the Future of Food

Pamela C. Ronald
Raoul W. Adamchak

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Ronald, Pamela C.
Tomorrow’s table: organic farming, genetics, and the future
of food / Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-530175-5
1. Food—Biotechnology. 2. Genetically modified foods.
3. Organic farming. 4. Genetic engineering.
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Foreword

This book is a tale of two marriages. The first is that of Raoul and Pam, the authors,
and is a tale of the passions of an organic farmer and a plant genetic scientist. The
second is the potential marriage of two technologies—organic agriculture and genetic
engineering.
Like all good marriages, both include shared values, lively tensions, and reinvigo-
rating complementarities. Raoul and Pam share a strong sense of both the wonder
of the natural world and how, if treated with respect and carefully managed, it can
remain a source of inspiration and provision of our daily needs.
One of the greatest writers on agriculture was a Roman, Marcus Terentius Varro,
of the first century b.c. In his classic book he described agriculture as “not only an art
but an important and noble art.”
It is, as well, a science. Not often do modern writers recall this fundamental truth.
Raoul and Pam reflect it in their everyday lives. Raoul pursues the craft of organic
farming, based on his experiences and those of farmers over the centuries, yet couples
it with the modern science of ecology. For Pam, molecular and cellular science is para-
mount, yet she recognizes that all good plant breeders are also craftspeople in their
day-to-day work.
The second marriage is more contentious: it tries to wed two entrenched camps
where extreme views predominate. The marriage is long overdue. Several thousand
years ago we humans had to give up hunting and gathering wild food sources. We
began to domesticate and cultivate cereals and breed livestock. This process inescap-
ably requires manipulation, which has grown increasingly complex and scientific.
Organic farming strives to maintain the centrality of natural processes—the value
of organic matter as a source of nutrients and soil structure, and the role that natural
enemies play in controlling pests, diseases, and weeds. Yet, as Raoul shows in this book,
many of these processes have limitations in even a moderately intensive agricultural
system. Pests, for example, may be very difficult to control. I know from my own work in
Africa of the intractability of controlling the dreadful weed Striga or the pests and diseases
of such crops as cowpeas and bananas using organic or conventional technologies.

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What Pam and Raoul do is show that there is a role for genetic engineering in
solving these particularly difficult-to-solve problems. Moreover, they show how tech-
nology can be applied in a way that strengthens organic farming performance and
does not undermine its principles.
These are inspirational marriages.

Sir Gordon Conway, KCMG FRS, Professor of International Development,

Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College, London, and past
President of the Rockefeller Foundation


Preface

[An] emphasis on ecological processes and the complexities of household deci-

sion-making, may seem very distant from the molecular technology underlying
genetic engineering . . . ; nevertheless not only are they both revolutionary in
their potential impact, they are interconnected. . . . The way forward lies in har-
nessing the power of modern technology, but harnessing it wisely in the interest
of the poor and hungry and with respect for the environment in which we live.
We need a shared vision, based, above all, on partnerships among scientists and
between scientists and the rural poor.
Sir Gordon Conway, The Doubly Green Revolution, 1997

By the year 2050, the number of people on Earth is expected to increase to 9.2 billion
from the current 6.7 billion (Population Division, 2007). What is the best way to
produce enough food to feed all these people? If we continue with current farming
practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of
insects will die, farm workers will be at increased risk for disease, and the public will
lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there
must be a better way to resolve the need for increased food production with the desire
to minimize its impact.
Some scientists and policy decision-makers have proposed that genetic engineer-
ing (GE), a modern form of crop modification (box P.1), will help create a new genera-
tion of plants that will dramatically reduce our dependence on pesticides, enhance
the health of our agricultural systems, and increase the nutritional content of food.
They believe GE will be a dramatic step forward that will allow agriculture to topple
decades of criticism about the dangerous overuse of pesticides and toxic herbicides,
leading us to a more ecological way of farming.

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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
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- Note: Important consideration
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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
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- Note: Important consideration
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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
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Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
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[Figure 44: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
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- Note: Important consideration
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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
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Practice Problem 50: Interdisciplinary approaches
• Fundamental concepts and principles
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Practice Problem 51: Statistical analysis and interpretation
• Research findings and conclusions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
Key Concept: Case studies and real-world applications
• Current trends and future directions
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
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• Theoretical framework and methodology
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
- Note: Important consideration
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• Interdisciplinary approaches
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
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- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
- Example: Practical application scenario
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