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>Is organic farming the answer? No. It tends to use more land for less output Use of land per unit of output (or vice versa) is not the only important metric t
by vram22 8y ago
>Is organic farming the answer? No. It tends to use more land for less output
Use of land per unit of output (or vice versa) is not the only important metric though, not by a long chalk. A more holistic approach is needed [1], otherwise it is back to the same as the issues that the OP attempts to address.
[1] An approach that considers equally important things like effects of pesticides, other negative effects of non-organic farming (there are other important ones, and more).
- agentultra 8y agoI agree and the article was more nuanced than that. I think organic farming is great and maybe needs GMO in order to thrive, sustainably, into the climate/soil future. It's a deep topic and there are no simple answers, thanks for pointing that out!