George Monbiot refutes the absurd vision of returning to apreindustrial style of agriculture.It could not possibly feed thepeople who live our cities today, and didn't feed most peopleadequately when it was the norm.He suggests that we produce food more efficiently using one-celled life.That might be adequate when we get really good of engineering it toresemble the diverse foods we eat today -- at which point it will beanother name for culturing meat without growing entire animals.Having fewer babiesis a crucial part of addressing the difficulty of feeding the humanpopulation of the 22nd century, supposing we prevent the gruesomegigadeaths that climate breakdown threatens in this century.