We've gotten so good at growing food that we've gone, in a few generations, from nearly half of Americans living on farms to 2 percent. We no longer think about how the wonderful things in the grocery store got there, and we'd like to go back to what we think is a more natural way. Nina Fedoroff americanbackfarm share on social
Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology. Nina Fedoroff abilityacceleratecivilization Change image and share on social
The more we can grow on already cultivated land, the better. Nina Fedoroff cultivategrowland Change image and share on social
In the last century, as we learned more about genes, we were able to devise ways of accelerating evolution. Nina Fedoroff acceleratecenturydevise Change image and share on social
Even as the population doubled from three to six billion, we managed to race ahead with all kinds of technological and scientific events in agriculture - from using more fertilizers to mechanization to advanced plant breeding. Nina Fedoroff advanceagricultureahead share on social
We are sliding back into a dark era, and there seems little we can do about it. I am profoundly depressed at just how difficult it has become merely to get a realistic conversation started on issues such as climate change or genetically modified organisms. Nina Fedoroff backchangeclimate share on social
We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people. Nina Fedoroff continuedecreaseglobal Change image and share on social
There's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution. Things change because our planet is subjected to a lot of radiation, which causes DNA damage, which gets repaired, but results in mutations, which create a ready mixture of plants that people can choose from to improve agriculture. Nina Fedoroff agriculturebasischange share on social
New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more environmentally benign and beyond the capability of older methods. Nina Fedoroff addbenigncapability share on social
In agriculture, people have taken wild plants that can't be eaten by people - and turned them into wonderful food sources. And that's because genomes can change, and people working with plants have picked mutations. Mutations are nothing more than genetic changes. Nina Fedoroff agriculturechangeeat share on social