It usually surprises people when I say that it's a great time to be in agriculture. While the number of farmers has declined significantly since our parents' generation, there's no denying that food prices are up, as are the prices for farmland. And the pressure is on to feed a world population growing from 6 billion to 9 billion. We all need to eat, and it seems that finally we're coming to realize how critical agriculture is.
But with the population booming and ever-increasing demands for development being made on our arable land, we've reached a dilemma: How do we provide more food to more people using fewer resources?
This question has become so controversial that every interest group seems to have a particular technology that is THE answer to global food issues, at the exclusion of all other systems or technologies. If genetically modified (GM) crops are the answer, say some, then organic production cannot be. Others claim big industrial agriculture can't be the answer, so small and local farming must be. Organic can feed the world, according to some, but then there is no room for GM crops.
Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pam-marrone/natural-pesticides_b_859634.html
This is also a good site for more information: http://www.sharingsustainablesolutions.org/natural-pesticides-fertilizers/
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