This model is not even vaguely allergic to agriculture, but it is focused on providing food for local people in a sustainable manner rather than engaging in high-volume agricultural trade.
Localizing agriculture would be quite expensive in terms of resources, as would phasing out existing engineered varieties. I’d focus on removing current farm subsidies, which tend to overly promote factory-style agribusiness, and plow more resources into preserving existing varieties of crops and livestock. Other than that, though, I don’t think changes are warranted.
Localizing agriculture would be quite expensive in terms of resources, as would phasing out existing engineered varieties.
Terms of the thought experiment: I get to wave my hands and change society to look like something else, absent trasnhumanist technological favorites. If it’s expensive, it’s okay in this situation to assume that the investment is made anyway.
Localizing agriculture would be quite expensive in terms of resources, as would phasing out existing engineered varieties. I’d focus on removing current farm subsidies, which tend to overly promote factory-style agribusiness, and plow more resources into preserving existing varieties of crops and livestock. Other than that, though, I don’t think changes are warranted.
Terms of the thought experiment: I get to wave my hands and change society to look like something else, absent trasnhumanist technological favorites. If it’s expensive, it’s okay in this situation to assume that the investment is made anyway.