Background
Fowler, Cary was born on December 24, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Morgan Carrington and Betty Jo (Campbell) Fowler.
( It was through control of the shattering of wild seeds ...)
It was through control of the shattering of wild seeds that humans first domesticated plants. Now control over those very plants threatens to shatter the world's food supply, as loss of genetic diversity sets the stage for widespread hunger. Large-scale agriculture has come to favor uniformity in food crops. More than 7,000 U.S. apple varieties once grew in American orchards; 6,000 of them are no longer available. Every broccoli variety offered through seed catalogs in 1900 has now disappeared. As the international genetics supply industry absorbs seed companies—with nearly one thousand takeovers since 1970—this trend toward uniformity seems likely to continue; and as third world agriculture is brought in line with international business interests, the gene pools of humanity's most basic foods are threatened. The consequences are more than culinary. Without the genetic diversity from which farmers traditionally breed for resistance to diseases, crops are more susceptible to the spread of pestilence. Tragedies like the Irish Potato Famine may be thought of today as ancient history; yet the U.S. corn blight of 1970 shows that technologically based agribusiness is a breeding ground for disaster. Shattering reviews the development of genetic diversity over 10,000 years of human agriculture, then exposes its loss in our lifetime at the hands of political and economic forces. The possibility of crisis is real; this book shows that it may not be too late to avert it.
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(Unnatural Selection: Technology, Politics and Plant Evolu...)
Unnatural Selection: Technology, Politics and Plant Evolution is the first full-length study to focus entirely on the historical development of the control and ownership of living materials. Moving from a detailed consideration of property rights in the United States, Cary Fowler explores current efforts to create globally applicable mechanisms. As struggles continue over the precious resources to sustain life, it is increasingly important to understand the dynamics of the choices being made and to become more knowledgeable actors in the shaping of these choices.
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Science organization administrator
Fowler, Cary was born on December 24, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Morgan Carrington and Betty Jo (Campbell) Fowler.
Bachelor with 1st class honors, Simon Fraser University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Uppsala, 1993.
Program director National Sharecroppers Fund/Rural Advancement Fund, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1978-1990. Associate professor Agricultural University Norway, Aas, 1990-1993, 97—. Project manager International Conference for Plant Genetic Resources Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations, 1993-1997.
Senior advisor to director general International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, since 1997. Visiting professor University California, Davis, 1992-1993. Secretary international technical conference on plant genetic resources Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)-United Nations, 1996.
Senior advisor to Secretary General, World Food Summit.
(Unnatural Selection: Technology, Politics and Plant Evolu...)
( It was through control of the shattering of wild seeds ...)
Chairman American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Pittsboro, 1986-1990. Member United States Plant Genetic Resources Board, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, l1988-1990. Treasurer North Carolinians for Effective Citizenship, Raleigh, 1987-1990.
Precinct chairman Democratic Party North Carolina, 1988-1989.
Married Mette Wik; children: Martin, Thomas.