- Loren Trimble - Gothenburg, NE - United States Line
Development Breeder (Maize), Monsanto Company Food Quantity vs.
Food Quality Dan Barber shares some elegant stories about food
production and ecosystem services. In these two talks he
highlights the importance of food production that is sustainable
and emphasizes a chef's desire for the highest quality food
anywhere. The debate that I am proposing does not disregard the
importance of high quality food; rather it is to identify the
importance of increasing the quantity of all foods. Several
studies have identified that food processing, government policy,
transportation, and food waste are all factors that increase
hunger and decrease the availability of food throughout the
planet. Some would even argue that increasing food production is
unnecessary if we could just better distribute the food we are
already capable of producing. The ecosystem is a complex entity,
many of the services provided by organic and sustainable farm
practices are not capable of 'scal