February 18, 2000
The Destructive Nature of Our Bountiful Harvests
According to an emerging school of thought in archaeology, "human-induced degradation of the environment" has played a far greater role in the fall of civilizations -- from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica -- than previously recognized. The human activity that has taken the most serious toll, in this view, is agriculture.
Wes Jackson believes that agriculture is taking that toll today, and he has devoted almost 25 years to finding a solution. A refugee from academe -- he earned his Ph.D. in
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