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Challenges ahead for Agriculture
19 April 2011
Concepts such as ICM, IPM, Sustainable Agriculture, organic and bio… have been filled with various words and ideologies and it has become difficult to use them in a neutral and objective way. Considering the long time lag needed to develop new agronomic technologies it is rather probable that no [green] revolution will be in sight soon. Here is a partial list of current and upcoming challenges.
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Why biopesticides did not develop to a significant business?
10 March 2011
While the chemical pesticide business has grown up to a $45 billion level, the market for bio-control agents is stagnating at a low [unknown] level. In this paper factors affecting the development of the biopesticide business are analysed and some conclusions are drawn.
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Direct Democracy and its Stabilizing Effects
17 February 2011
Political opinions being what they are, the art of living in a democracy is to define and follow common rules of the game despite ideological differences, often irreconcilable. Democracy is direct when citizens are consulted not only to elect their representatives to parliament, their government leaders, and their judges, but also when the popular opinion can express itself in referendum votes.
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Sustainable AND intensive agriculture
15 February 2011
Over the next forty years humankind will face the huge challenge to be well fed in a sustainable way. Agriculture must continue to increase its productivity and, as no new cultivated area will be available, this will need to be made by intensification.
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Growth and Growth
6 February 2011
Growth measurement is relative. Emerging countries enjoy large relative growth rates. But rich countries still create a lot of growth, even if the rate looks small.
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To respect absolutely the private sphere.
1 February 2011
The respect of the private sphere is getting eroded on a daily basis. A deleterious atmosphere is created in which any information kept private is suspected to be so for dark reasons: tax evasion, cheating and other crimes, sins or deviant behaviors. The private sphere must be respected absolutely.
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