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Organic Food Can Feed the WorldAccording to researchers from the University of Michigan it is in fact possible to feed the world by using organic farming methods. Organic farming is not only better for the environment through its practice, there is hope that we will not erode the quality of our farmland. But the results of the University of Michigan’s study surprised me a little since, along with many others, I was under the impression that organic foods and farming were a luxury that most of the world can not afford. Not true according to Ivette Perfecto, professor at U-M’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, one of the study’s principal investigators. Here’s what she had to say as to why some of think that organic farming is not a practical option:
“Corporate interest in agriculture and the way agriculture research has been conducted in land grant institutions, with a lot of influence by the chemical companies and pesticide companies as well as fertilizer companies—all have been playing an important role in convincing the public that you need to have these inputs to produce foods”
Sounds a lot like big tobacco to me.
Sent: 11/07/2007
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