Anthony Pratt Quotes

There is talk about the need for a second Green Revolution. However, such a revolution is nowhere in sight.

If everybody switched to organic farming, we couldn't support the earth's current population - maybe half.

All the people of the earth could be fed from the land within a circle of a thousand mile radius [of Kansas City.]

The best way to feed the world in 50 years is population control

These and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution. It is not a violent Red Revolution like that of the Soviets, nor is it a White Revolution like that of the Shah of Iran. I call it the Green Revolution

The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water and agricultural land.

GMOs play a central role in meeting the challenge of providing affordable and nutritious food to consumers all over the world.

I want Britain to lead the world in food and farming and to do that we need enough productive agricultural land.

In a world of growing food demand, Africa is home to two-thirds of the world's unexploited arable land.

We shouldn't let anti-science zealotry shut down the ability to produce low-cost, quality food for billions across the globe.

People are going to buy cheap fertilizer so they can grow enough crops to feed themselves, which will be increasingly difficult with climate change.

The more we can grow on already cultivated land, the better.

Maybe we need to re-engage our smart, energetic youth around the world to be farmers and find fresh, green technologies that will feed the world more fresh greens.

There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.

The Green Revolution is neither.

Improving the productivity of crops is fundamental to ending extreme poverty. Sixty percent of people in sub-Saharan Africa earn their living by working the land. But given the region’s generally low agricultural productivity—yields of basic cereals are five times higher in North America—Africa remains a net importer of food. This gap between supply and demand will only grow as the number of mouths to feed increases.

We already solved the problem of feeding the world in the 1960s, when we started serving cheeseburgers.

There's a big difference between industrializing production of tractors and industrializing production of food. We like technology, but we really like technology that allows us to do better what nature does itself.

Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better yields than anticipated.

Food and the way we grow it and produce it are a major cause of environmental degradation.

If the amount of hours spent on FarmVille were spent on actual farming, imagine what we could achieve.

Commodity prices are at a record high. In 1933, the world's population was just over 2 billion people. Today, there are 7 billion mouths to feed - many of them depending on American agriculture.

Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce per acre. If we were to have intensive greenhouse agriculture, we could have much higher production.

If African farmers can use improved seeds and better practices to grow more crops and get them to market, then millions of families can earn themselves a better living and a better life.

Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology.