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I'm really disappointed with this article. It slams 'organic' farming and says that those methods lead to lower yields but it fails to explain why or cite any s
by cbryan 18y ago
I'm really disappointed with this article. It slams 'organic' farming and says that those methods lead to lower yields but it fails to explain why or cite any sources. Seems like journalistic troll.
Coversely, I hope we can have a good discussion as to how different types of farming effect our ability to produce food. These sites might be a good starting point:
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/Concept.htm http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/Concept.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture
http://attra.ncat.org/ http://attra.ncat.org/
- witten 18y agoThe article also fails to point out that one of the reasons non-organic farming is cheaper is because it externalizes costs with pollution, land degradation, etc. You'd think that The Economist, of all magazines, would understand external costs.