[Lapg] Industrial Agriculture Proponents?

[Rashid G.]

Thanks Dennis and Lois

I thought I had used most if not all of the possible search phrases and
combinations
"Pros of... "
"Benefits of... "
"Supporters of... "
"Proponents of... "
"Arguments in favor of... "
etc. etc.

Ironically even when you type in these search phrases, 90% of what comes up
are articles arguing against Industrial Agriculture.

But here are some of the articles I found after hours of searching:
http://www.mcdb.ucla.edu/Research/Goldberg/research/Pdf/To_eat_or_not.pdf
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/16-06/ff_heresies_03organics
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/26/attention_whole_foods_shoppers
http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/articles/biotech-art/hypocrisy.html

coincidently I never tried Lois's "good reasons for industrial agriculture"
found a few more, thanks Lois.
http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2010/02/04/you-talk-about-industrial-farming-like-its-a-bad-thing/
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/su-has061410.php#

peace
R



On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Lois Arkin <crsp at igc.org> wrote:
>
Google <good reasons for industrial agriculture>.  Unfortunately over 8
> million items come up vs. only 7 million for <good reasons for organic
> agriculture>.  Our work has a long way to go!
>
>

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Dennis Pilien <dpilien98 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Rashid,
> Maybe this might help. Try searching exactly for what you need, i.e. search
> these words, "Industriial Agriculture, Benefits of" or some such similar
> group of words. If you want Industrial Agriculture to be found only as just
> that two-word duo, then type them with quote marks at each end of the group
> of words you want to find in that exact order, i.e. "Industrial
> Agriculture", then add 'Benefits of' or 'Arguments for' with a comma before
> Benefits or Arguments...
>
> Another idea might be to review the 100 or 250 word summaries of scholarly
> papers. These are called abstracts in academia and elsewhere. You can look
> up specific titles or keywords, but since they were often created with the
> blood, sweat and tears of graduate students (many are unpaid or supported),
> the authors usually want to be reimbursed if you want to read their entire
> text with full references/citations.
> Another idea might be to use the different search engines and query them
> beacuse they might use different algorithms to get their search results. Use
> Google, Yahoo, Bing, Dogpile, Alta Vista or others. Change your statement to
> a question with Bing, for example. LinkedIn, L.A. Green Drinks and other
> sites like that might be helpful to get interviews with
> experts/knowledgeable folks.
>
> Avoid copying and pasting verbatim. Copiers are relatively easy to out. I
> used to do it with students all the time. Just call me. I will help you. I
> like doing this stuff. Email me if you need my number. Use
> dpilien98 at yahoo.com
> Towards sustainability,
> Best,
> Dennis
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Rashid G. <rashidreza at gmail.com>
> *To:* lapg at arashi.com
> *Sent:* Sat, September 18, 2010 2:34:11 PM
> *Subject:* [Lapg] Industrial Agriculture Proponents?
>
> I'm writing a research paper on Industrial Agriculture.
>
> I basically have to find and explain intelligent arguments from both sides
> of the debate.
>
> There's plenty of intelligent sounding arguments against conventional
> farming / industrial agriculture.
>
> But I'm having trouble finding a variety of concrete arguments in favor of
> industrial agriculture.
>
> Does anybody know of any credible or semi-credible sources for finding
> information or research that supports industrial agriculture??
>
> Thanks
> R
>
>
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