There is peer-reviewed literature estimating that this work is likely to be more cost-effective than GiveWell interventions for saving lives in the present generation, and likely more cost-effective than artificial general intelligence safety for improving the long run future (resilient foods and resilience to loss of electricity/industry).
Other independent or non-academic related evaluations of cost-effectiveness can be found here:
Unjournal’s 1st eval is up: Resilient foods paper
Intermediate Report on Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios
Speedrun: Demonstrate the ability to rapidly scale food production in the case of nuclear winter
Famine deaths due to the climatic effects of nuclear wa
Shallow evaluations of longtermist organizations
There is peer-reviewed literature estimating that this work is likely to be more cost-effective than GiveWell interventions for saving lives in the present generation, and likely more cost-effective than artificial general intelligence safety for improving the long run future (resilient foods and resilience to loss of electricity/industry).
Other independent or non-academic related evaluations of cost-effectiveness can be found here:
Unjournal’s 1st eval is up: Resilient foods paper
Intermediate Report on Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios
Speedrun: Demonstrate the ability to rapidly scale food production in the case of nuclear winter
Famine deaths due to the climatic effects of nuclear wa
Shallow evaluations of longtermist organizations