Resource, Environment and Energy Considerations for Maine Food Security in 2050 and Beyond

Authors

  • Amanda Beal Tufts University image/svg+xml Author
  • John Jemison Maine Coperative Extension Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53558/LZJR5715

Keywords:

Maine, food security, food system, sustainability, food production resources, transgenic crops

Abstract

This article discusses some of the expensive “externalities” produced by industrial agriculture and fishing. These include impaired watershed quality, soil degradation, pollution, reduction in biodiversity, and impacts on human health. The article also includes a discussion of transgenic crops and how these relate to sustainable agriculture

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Published

2011-01-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2011): Maine Policy Review

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Beal, Amanda, and John Jemison. 2011. “Resource, Environment and Energy Considerations for Maine Food Security in 2050 and Beyond”. Maine Policy Review 20 (1): 172-82. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53558/LZJR5715.