From Times-Online
Western do-gooders are impoverishing Africa by promoting traditional farming at the expense of modern scientific agriculture, according to Britain's former chief scientist.
Anti-science attitudes among aid agencies, poverty campaigners and green activists are denying the continent access to technology that could improve millions of lives, Professor Sir David King will say today.
From ConsumerFreedom.com
With no end in sight to global food shortages, the opposition to genetically modified (GM) foods is having a harder and harder time making its case against technological advancements in agriculture. As these naturalists cling to a “Frankenfood” yuck factor, a flood of international experts have been arguing that more research on GM foods is an inevitable part of addressing the challenges of world food production. Today, former British chief scientist Sir David King is the latest to join the list.
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