五五开见面会:我要把以下英文翻译成中文

THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRICULTURE:
WHY WE SHOULD STOP PROMOTING IT
John Ikerd *
University of Missouri
I always appreciate an opportunity to participate in the Breimyer Seminar, regardless of the topic. I told the conference organizers they could give my topic any name they wanted this year, and I would try to deal with it. So I ended up with: "Why I don't like industrialization and want it stopped." I am sure that title was meant to be provocative -- to spark a bit more interest in a debate between Bruce Bullock and myself on the pros and cons of agricultural industrialization.

Well, I've changed my topic just a bit from the one in your program, to make it bit more academic, but hopefully not making it any less provocative. What I like or don't like about industrialization, and whether I do or don't want it stopped is not of any particular significance. I have personal opinions on those things, but they are no more important than yours or those of any other private citizen. I trust that my long-time friend and colleague, Bruce Bullock, will be dealing with fundamental economic concepts and basic principles in his rebuttal to my remarks. So, I intend to rely on science and logic, rather than just my opinions, to make my case as well.

So, I have changed the title of my talk to "The Industrialization of Agriculture and Why We Should Stop Promoting It." I will be addressing the fundamental economic and social motives for the industrialization of agriculture. And, there are sound, logical reasons for industrialization. But, there are also sound logical reasons to question industrialization. And, I will be questioning it. But, as a scientist working in the public sector, working for the tax payers, it is not my job to attempt to stop the industrialization of agriculture. However, as a public sector scientist, I do have a responsibility to question whether or not we should be using public dollars to "promote" industrialization. Our job is to provide people with information. The people must decide whether they want to stop something or promote something based on that information.

I have three basic reasons for questioning the industrialization of agriculture. First, the logical, economic and social gains from industrialization of agriculture have already been realized. Those gains were significant, but there is simply very little left to be gained from industrialization... from further specialization, mechanization, and routinization of agricultural production and marketing. Second, there are
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