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  • From: Marlin Burkholder <burkholders AT glenecofarm.com>
  • To: <thamnophis AT gmail.com>, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Diverse group seeks -- Agree
  • Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 23:43:08 -0400

I had forwarded the posted message about Agree on to VA Ass. For Biological
Farming newsletter editor Mark Schonbeck. Following is part of his
response:

> This is the first I have heard of this. On the one hand, I favor working
> with a wide range of stakeholders and not polarizing debates related to the
> food system or agricultural methods. On the other hand, I am concerned
> about
> attempts by the biotech industry to co-opt "sustainability" and cast
> genetically engineered crops as an important part of the solution to the
> global food crisis. It is my understanding that the Gates foundation is
> quite
> supportive of crop biotechnology / genetic engineering as a solution to
> hunger; I wonder if this is an effort to "marry" the organic and biotech
> communities together into a common sustainable food system endeavor.
Does any one know if this group will be including genetically engineered
seed?

Christine Burkholder



On 5/3/11 10:56 PM, "Thamnophis" <thamnophis AT gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.foodandagpolicy.org/
>
> Diverse group seeks to boost food production
>
> Posted: 03 May 2011 02:38 PM PDT
>
> There¹s a new effort underway to get agreement on the best ways to
> increase food production in ways that are good for the environment,
> health and rural economies.
>
> The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and seven other major
> foundations today launched an initiative called AGree. The
> initiative¹s diverse group of leaders will include Gary Hirshberg, the
> CEO of organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm; former Agriculture
> Secretary Dan Glickman; and Jim Moseley, an Indiana farmer who served
> as deputy agriculture secretary in President George W. Bush¹s
> administration.
>
> ³Our current food system is broken for farmers, consumers and the
> environment,² said Hirshberg said. ³We must move beyond the political
> knee-jerk defense of traditional agriculture and face the need for
> change armed with real-world, scientific facts and analysis that AGree
> can provide.²
>
> Glickman said that the AGree initiative ³will elevate the agriculture
> and food policy conversation. We will make it clear to leaders and
> policymakers that, while difficult, solving food and agriculture
> issues is of utmost importance and can help solve other pressing
> problems including public health and the need for economic growth.²
>
> The effort won support from the leaders of the House and Senate
> agriculture committees. The House panel¹s chair, Oklahoma Republican
> Frank Lucas, said the initiative ³will serve to promote opportunities
> for our agricultural producers and rural economies.²
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