当我在éžæ´²æ—…行并与农民交谈时, I’ve witnessed the dangers of food insecurity up close—and I think I’ve discovered a way to discuss the promise of safe technology and empower the continent’s people to feed themselves.
一代人, they’ve heard almost nothing but fabricated lies about the science of GMO technology and crop protection. It’s time for them to hear the truth.
I know what it’s like to grow food in a tough environment. 在西澳大利亚的一个农场出生和长大—one of the world’s driest agricultural places—我亲眼目ç¹äº†è¿™äº›å›°éš¾. 我åŽæ¥æˆä¸ºä¸€åç ”ç©¶ç§‘å¦å®¶ï¼ŒåŽæ¥æˆä¸ºä¸€å专注于å…è€•å†œä¸šçš„ä¼ æ’者. 并且在年龄 47, 我åˆå˜æˆäº†å†œæ°‘, ç§æ¤å°éº¦, æ²¹èœç±½, 鹰嘴豆, 和其他农作物.
å‚åŠ å®Œ å…¨çƒå†œæ°‘圆桌会议 在 2018, 我访问了éžæ´²å¹¶æ•é”地æ„识到了它的挑战. 我想åšç‚¹ä»€ä¹ˆ. 我å–了我的农场, 开始了 å…´èµ·éžæ´²å†œä¸š, 并æ¬è¿. I’m currently based in the 刚果民主共和国, 我与农民交谈的地方, 农å¦å®¶å’Œç§‘å¦å®¶å…³äºŽä¸–ç•Œå„地常è§çš„现代食å“生产方法.
在富裕的西部, 人们ç»å¸¸ç§°èµžæœ‰æœºå†œä¸šæ˜¯ä¸€ç§æ— 化å¦ç‰©è´¨ç§æ¤é£Ÿç‰©çš„纯净原始方å¼. They’re free to believe what they want and to eat as they please—but African smallholder farmers don’t enjoy the same choices. They’re often organic farmers for the simple reason that they lack access to technology and have been fed fear about some technologies. 结果是, 他们å—苦å—难,努力为å©å生产足够的食物.
看看这里的玉米棒å 视频, 我在刚果民主共和国东å—部的å¢æœ¬å·´å¸Œå¸‚附近录制的. They’re damaged by fall armyworm and then they get infected by fungus and bacteria. These pests slash the corn’s potential as a safe source of food. 它们å¨èƒç€äººç±»å’ŒåŠ¨ç‰©çš„å¥åº·, å› ä¸ºå®ƒä»¬ä¼šäº§ç”Ÿä¸€ç§å«åš ä¼é©¬èŒç´ ä¸å®‰å…¨åƒ, 尤其是å•å¦‡.
这个问题的一个明显解决方案是ç§æ¤ Bt 玉米, 25 å¹´æˆåŠŸä¸”å®‰å…¨çš„è½¬åŸºå› ç‰¹æ€§ï¼Œå¯æ€æ»ç²˜è™«å¹¶é˜»æ¢ç–¾ç—…å‘生. 世界上大部分地区的农民都认为这个工具是ç†æ‰€å½“然的. 结åˆå…耕方法æ¥æŽ§åˆ¶æ‚è‰, 它å¯ä»¥åœ¨æ•´ä¸ªéžæ´²ç”Ÿäº§ä¸°å¯Œçš„农作物—饥饿的大陆.
问题是许多éžæ´²äººå¬è¯´è½¬åŸºå› 生物和作物ä¿æŠ¤å·¥å…·ä¸å®‰å…¨—a bit of indoctrination served up by non-governmental groups that for ideological reasons don’t want African farmers to take up modern agriculture. 他们显然也ä¸å…³å¿ƒä»–们的æ„识形æ€ç»§ç»å¯¹éžæ´²é€ æˆçš„真相和儿童饥饿.
他们需è¦å¬åˆ°çœŸç›¸, 但谎言是如æ¤æ ¹æ·±è’‚固,以至于有时需è¦ä¸é‚£ä¹ˆç›´æŽ¥çš„方法. 需è¦å»ºç«‹ç¨³å›ºçš„知识基础.
ä¸ºä»–ä»¬åˆ†äº«è½¬åŸºå› ç”Ÿç‰©åœ¨å†œä¸šä¸çš„价值, I’ve learned that the best approach is to talk about basic chemistry, 分åå’ŒåŸºå› æ¥è§£é‡Šå®ƒä»¬æ˜¯ä»€ä¹ˆå’Œå®ƒä»¬ä¸æ˜¯ä»€ä¹ˆ. I often find the crowd surprised and pleased when I can break down a complex idea that goes against what they’ve been led to believe and put it in logical bits of knowledge they know to be true.
第一, 我退åŽä¸€æ¥é—®: “什么是化å¦å“?” 我定义了这个è¯å¹¶ç»§ç»è§£é‡Šå³ä½¿æ˜¯æ°´ä¹Ÿæ˜¯ä¸€ç§åŒ–å¦ç‰©è´¨. 它维æŒç”Ÿå‘½—但它也能带æ¥æ»äº¡, 如果大é‡é£Ÿç”¨ä¼šå¯¼è‡´æ¸—é€æ¯’性. The problem isn’t the chemical but the size of the dose. 然åŽæˆ‘说汽油也是一ç§é‡è¦çš„化å¦å“—但我们ä¸å–,也ä¸å¾€è½¦é‡Œæ”¾æ°´.
确立这些概念åŽ, 我å¯ä»¥å¼€å§‹åœ¨åŒ–å¦å“和农业之间建立è”ç³», 包括作物ä¿æŠ¤äº§å“ä¾èµ–化å¦å“的事实. We shouldn’t fear them, 而是我们应该适当地使用它们, å…¶ä¸åŒ…括ä¿æŠ¤å†œåœºå…å—æ‚è‰å’Œå®³è™«çš„侵害.
一路上, I’m working to establish my credibility as an honest broker of agricultural science. I’m careful to point out that I’ve never sold chemicals nor genetics for a living. 我也真诚地告诉他们,我是一å基ç£å¾’,真诚地有兴趣分享我的知识以改善他们的生活. 最åŽ, 我鼓励æ问和讨论.
Nothing is foolproof and my methods don’t always perfectly hit the mark. 这就是科å¦çš„敌人在éžæ´²å»ºç«‹èµ·æ¥çš„怀疑æ€åº¦.
然而,我也相信有å¯èƒ½å¯¹æœ‰å…³é£Ÿå“生产的新想法敞开心扉—以åŠéžæ´²äººå¦‚何通过安全技术消除粮食ä¸å®‰å…¨é—®é¢˜.
æ£å¦‚好书所说, “知é“çœŸç›¸ï¼ŒçœŸç›¸ä¼šè®©ä½ è‡ªç”±”.
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