Estimado Juan:
Por que no tratas de ensayar una respuesta a sus ideas y no a su CV. Eso de matar al mensajero en lugar de las ideas no se ve bien.
Anda, pon tus ideas de una manera coherente y rebate las de Dawson. Ojo, el no es el unico que piensa así.
Saludos
Luis
Luis De Stefano Beltrán, Ph.D.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Av Honorio Delgado 430
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E-mail: luis.destefano@upch.pe
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Skype: ludes1982
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From: Chavez Juan <chavezj@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 10:57 PM
Subject: RE: [GA] Is organic farming immoral when millions are starving?
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Dr Keith Dawson is a widely experienced agricultural technologist and business leader. He has over thirty years experience in crop production and an excellent reputation in the UK industry, in Eastern Europe, Africa and globally. Dr Dawson has a proven track record of business building, research, market development and innovation in crop production and land acquisition. He has worked for UK and Scottish Government and in multinational agribusinesses for BASF and Shell Agriculture over the last twenty five years. Over the last decade he has established significant consultancy and several business start ups in the EU and Eastern Europe from £10-£200m.
In particular Dr Dawson has been an essential principal in raising and implementing over £100m of investment in land acquisition and development in Eastern Europe over the last twelve months as a director with Landkom International, ProCam Polska and with Continental Farmers Ltd. This has led to acquisition and development of over 120,000ha of new agricultural cropped land in Poland and the Ukraine and the successful launch of an AIM listed company on the London Stock Exchange, aswell as third party jvs and private placements.
Dr Dawson has published widely in international scientific journals and in press on a wide range of subjects covering crop protection, energy crops, nutrient management, diffuse pollution, GM technology and Integrated Farm Management He currently heads the largest agricultural and energy crop consultancy business in Northern UK. He has worked through his directorships at the Scottish Crop Research Institute and Shell Agriculture subsidiaries, together with senior positions at SAC, BASIS, and LEAF and through his work with a variety of UK Governmental Panels and Forums. This was recognised in 2008 with the award of the Agricultural Adviser of the Year.
Más de lo mismo. Creo que el artículo repite lo que otros defendiendo a ultranza la posición de los productos transgénicos. Leyendo la trayectoria del Dr Keith P. Dawson (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/dr-keith-dawson/7/152/725), esta refiere lo siguiente (las negritas son mías):
Dr Keith Dawson is a widely experienced agricultural technologist and business leader. He has over thirty years experience in crop production and an excellent reputation in the UK industry, in Eastern Europe, Africa and globally. Dr Dawson has a proven track record of business building, research, market development and innovation in crop production and land acquisition. He has worked for UK and Scottish Government and in multinational agribusinesses for BASF and Shell Agriculture over the last twenty five years. Over the last decade he has established significant consultancy and several business start ups in the EU and Eastern Europe from £10-£200m.
In particular Dr Dawson has been an essential principal in raising and implementing over £100m of investment in land acquisition and development in Eastern Europe over the last twelve months as a director with Landkom International, ProCam Polska and with Continental Farmers Ltd. This has led to acquisition and development of over 120,000ha of new agricultural cropped land in Poland and the Ukraine and the successful launch of an AIM listed company on the London Stock Exchange, aswell as third party jvs and private placements.
Dr Dawson has published widely in international scientific journals and in press on a wide range of subjects covering crop protection, energy crops, nutrient management, diffuse pollution, GM technology and Integrated Farm Management He currently heads the largest agricultural and energy crop consultancy business in Northern UK. He has worked through his directorships at the Scottish Crop Research Institute and Shell Agriculture subsidiaries, together with senior positions at SAC, BASIS, and LEAF and through his work with a variety of UK Governmental Panels and Forums. This was recognised in 2008 with the award of the Agricultural Adviser of the Year.
Saquen ustedes sus propias conclusiones. Para mí Dawson se ha preguntado a sí mismo y respondido como corresponde a sus intereses de negocio y nada más. No hay nada científico en su posición ¿Por su trayectoria, se esperaba una respuesta diferente? Por favor, "No mojen que no hay quien planche". Es solo propaganda.
Saludos,
Juan Chávez Cossío
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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:33:17 -0800
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Subject: [GA] Is organic farming immoral when millions are starving?
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Subject: [GA] Is organic farming immoral when millions are starving?
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Comparto este articulo publicado en un periodico de Irlanda hace menos de una semana. Admiro que este tipo de debates intelectuales se permitan en otros países sin que los actores no sean blanco de insultos ni improperios (ni considerados agentes de transnacionales y menos patriotas) solo por atreverse a pensar diferente. Personalmente creo que el tema merece ser debatido a nivel de politicas publicas.
Saludos
Luis
Is organic farming immoral when millions are starving?
Tuesday January 24 2012
Is it immoral to practice organic farming? I was a little shocked to hear this opinion expressed at a lecture last week. I think of the organic farmers with whom I have come into contact. While some may be in the business primarily for extra profit (and nothing wrong with that), most are farming organically through conviction.
For them, it reflects purity in food production and respect for the environment. Such organic producers may be a trifle eccentric but I regard them as very moral citizens.
Dr Keith Dawson, of the Scottish Agricultural College, the speaker who questions the morality of organic farming, does so from a perspective that differs from most people in Ireland or Europe. As an international consultant, he is involved in farming projects in Eastern Europe, Africa, Cuba and Australia.
He sees at first hand how the world's population is exploding, how food reserves are diminishing and how famine stalks much of the globe.
He said that the unrest that has spread across North Africa and the Middle East, has its origins in food scarcity and rocketing food prices. At best, the population in Europe is vaguely aware of the food deprivation being suffered in countries such as Libya, Tunisia, Syria and Egypt (the world's biggest wheat importer).
The solution to this turmoil and unrest is more food and better quality food. Dr Dawson regards farmers as potential global peacemakers on the basis of their food production activity.
He also pointed out that last year, for the first time, urban dwellers outnumber rural dwellers across the globe. All this is putting extra pressure on food production. His contention is that the world should be squeezing the maximum food output from every usable hectare, especially the developed economies. This is a proper and moral approach. In his opinion, the ultimate in global irresponsibility is to downgrade science and end up reducing animal and crop yields in our part of the world while rainforests are felled to grow extra food elsewhere.
He is also quite sanguine about climate change. "The fact that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising is to be welcomed. Crops use atmospheric CO2 to grow. The 7pc rise in CO2 levels will boost crop yields across the globe," he added. Given Dr Dawson's standpoint, it's no surprise that he is scathing of the EU plans for reform of the Single Farm Payment. He sees the 30pc 'greening' and the 7pc set aside measures as seriously flawed proposals for 21st Century farming.
"The world has moved on. Having over seven billion people on the globe [double the number when Ireland joined the EEC in 1973] is new territory for all policy-makers.
"The EU should not be so inward looking. Food security is now the critical issue for the world. Intensive food production can be compatible with a clean environment."
Nature has a way of adjusting to circumstances, whether this is rotational farming or continuous cropping. Dr Dawson described how a field in Rothamsted Research Farm in Britain has been in continuous wheat for 125 years and the sky hasn't fallen on it.
Within Ireland and the EU, organically produced food is perceived as being safer and having more flavour. Celebrity chefs are big into promoting the organic angle.
It seems to be part of the human psyche to believe that everything 'natural' is benign and that synthetic/ artificial items are risky. Also, there is a perception of mass-produced food being bland.
These are powerful attractions to a population with high spending power and a growing interest in health issues -- people only want to do what is best for themselves and their families.
However, the jury is still out on the flavour issue. Trials testing organic versus non-organic food are inconclusive. On the issue of food safety, I have confidence in the Irish and EU regulatory and licensing authorities. If anything, they can be too cautious, especially when it comes to the GM technology.
There is also an argument that organic food can be higher in pesticides. In the absence of externally applied pesticides, the crop will create its own defences to fight off disease challenges.
Dr Dawson describes organic farming as "a hobby for the rich". Fair enough for those who can afford it, but at policy-making level, global food security is now the overriding issue.
The world's old food stockpiles and reserves are gone. Droughts and weather catastrophes are now the norm rather than the exception and we must plan for such.
The Incas of South America may not have discovered the wheel or invented writing but they had a sophisticated cropping programme which allowed for routine weather disasters.
EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos should take note.
- John Shirley
Luis De Stefano Beltrán, Ph.D.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Av Honorio Delgado 430
Lima 31, Perú
E-mail: luis.destefano@upch.pe
Skype: ludes1982
Twitter: @LuisDeStefano
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
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Skype: ludes1982
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