Stephen Leahy, International Environmental Journalist

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Archive for September 25th, 2007

Organic Provides 3X More Food Per Acre in Poor Countries – podcast

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Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food on individual farms in developing countries, as low-intensive methods on the same land—according to new findings by researchers from the University of Michigan.

This refutes the long-standing claim that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed the global population.

Listen to U of Michigan Podcast and Podcast En Español

Related articles/posts:
Food Additives Make Kids Hyperactive – Organic Better?
Overweight? Hungry? Blame “Hollow Food”
Organic Agriculture Reduces Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger
The Real Cost of US Strawberries

Written by Stephen

25/09/2007 at 1:00 pm

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