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The EU wants to push the same dangerous idea with the green deal. Switch 25 % of farms to organic in ten years. Edit: People seem to misunderstand. I don't mea
by vimy 5y ago
The EU wants to push the same dangerous idea with the green deal. Switch 25 % of farms to organic in ten years.
Edit:
People seem to misunderstand. I don't mean overnight, I mean pushing the same idea = organic farming.
It's doesn't work at scale. Doesn't matter if you have ten years or one day.
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- m_eiman 5y agoAs a reference, currently 20% of Sweden's area used for crops is organic. Edit: and 17% of milk production.
- tpm 5y agoThat's not the same at all.
- vimy 5y agoIt will push food prices higher and make the EU more dependent on other regions for food security. It's shortsighted and dangerous.
- nicoffeine 5y agoThe EU is already dependent on other regions because without imported synthetic fertilizers and other chemicals, they won't be able to produce the same yields anyway. Most countries there already have 10% or more farmland dedicated to organic practices.[1] They have more tooling and expertise available outside the chemical monocropping approach, which is what doomed the change in Sri Lanka. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/657572/organic-farmland-share-by-country-european-union-eu/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/657572/organic-farmland-...
- frafra 5y agoUS Organic and EU organic are two different things. In EU organic "bio", copper pesticides are allowed, and even compounds synthesized by humans in some borderline cases. Differences for wines are even more profound.
- someonewhocar3s 5y agoYeah we're all about material contents to our laws. Do you feel copper pesticides are something that reduces/dilutes the organic quality? Do you feel it's realistic to farm only in cleanrooms? I'm not really kidding here. Pests are a serious issue, without something to fight them, crops don't survive (at all... pretty much..)
- spaetzleesser 5y agoA gradual increase seems to be the right way. It lets producers adapt slowly.
- shinryuu 5y agoDoing something over 10 years and overnight are two very different things.
- cestith 5y agoPhasing changes in over time with proper education, training, and building out of supporting industry is not nearly the same as announcing a flag day when your farmers don't have warning, training, or access to the replacement goods.