Monoculture methods may be more economically efficient, but they're far more wasteful ecologically in a number of ways, including both basic output of food per

Monoculture methods may be more economically efficient, but they're far more wasteful ecologically in a number of ways, including both basic output of food per the amount of space used/energy inputed and in terms of nutrient input requirements and effects on soil. Monoculture is only "efficient" because it's economically convenient and benefits from dead simple logistics and easy automation.