Re: [pf] Fork in the evolution road

by Molly Williams

21 December 2000 15:23 UTC

David A wrote:

> Farmers are not going to be able to irrigate as they have in the past.
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> Crops in some parts of the world simply fail due to lack of rainfall
> that follow centuries-old patterns--one in every three years in some
> African countries. "Unreliable, uncontrollable, and insufficient rains
<snip>
> Clearly something has to be done, as a global average. Don't you think
> it's worth pursueing many different avenues to see how each might
> contribute to solving this problem?

Is this far too simplistic: Farmers should plants crops that grow
naturally where they live, with the rainfall they get? 

~ Molly