In quest of higher yield
What produces more yield – organic farming or industrialized farming?…
5 acre farms or 5,000 acre farms?
I’d venture to say most folks believe industrialized and large farms are capable of higher yields through greater technology and efficiency.
I’ve read a number of sources that argue organic farming can now produce yields equal to “chemical” farming. This in part because chemical farming has stripped the soil so much it’s having a harder time keeping production up. And in part because organic farming has improved.
I read an excerpt from a book due out in the Spring of 2009: A Nation of Farmers, by Aaron Newton and Sharon Astyk.
It poses the question:
Can We Feed the World? More Importantly Will We Choose To?
A very interesting read with excellent historical perspective. I highly recommend reading it.
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