Can organic farmers produce enough food for everybody? ... Such management techniques also play an important role in soil erosion control. ... read more
However, with increasing GMO use in conventional agriculture and due to the method of transmission of GMOs in the environment (e.g. through pollen), organic agriculture will not be able to ensure that organic products are completely GMO free in the future. read more
Organic farming is important because it is the most environmentally sustainable and scalable systemised method of commercial agriculture; because organics avoids artificial fertilisers and recycles organic wastes to the land - sequestration of around one tonne of carbon per hectare into the soil is achieved. read more
The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people.” (National Organic Standards Board, 1997) That may be one of the best goals articulated by the government. Health and ecology are critically important. Organic is holistic in its thinking. read more