{"id":18884,"date":"2016-03-15T11:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=18884"},"modified":"2016-03-15T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:30:57","slug":"study-indicate-that-organic-and-sustainable-agriculture-can-feed-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=18884","title":{"rendered":"Study Indicate That Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Can Feed the Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/fresh-produce-690x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh produce\" width=\"690\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/2016\/03\/14\/study-indicate-that-organic-and-sustainable-agriculture-can-feed-the-planet\/\" target=\"_blank\">STUDY INDICATE THAT ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CAN FEED THE PLANET<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">The never ending debate as to whether organic food production could actually feed the globe is back at the debate table. And the data culled for this latest report suggests that turning to increased organic food production to feed the globe isn\u2019t really a far-fetched idea. Washington State University researchers have concluded that feeding a growing global population with sustainability goals in mind is possible. Their review of hundreds of published studies provides evidence that organic farming can produce sufficient yields, be profitable for farmers, protect and improve the environment and be safer for farm workers. Critics have long argued that organic agriculture is inefficient, requiring more land to yield the same amount of food. The review paper describes cases where organic yields can be higher than conventional farming methods.<\/div>\n<p>The report, Organic Agriculture for the 21st Century, authored by Washington State University Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology John Reganold and doctoral student Jonathan Wachter, looks at the efficacy of organic and non-organic farming according to the four pillars of sustainability: economics, environment, productivity and community well-being. Organic production currently accounts for only one percent of global agricultural land, despite rapid growth in the last two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Organic agriculture, sometimes called biological or ecological agriculture, combines traditional conservation farming methods with modern farming technologies. It emphasizes rotating crops, managing pests naturally, diversifying crops and livestock, and improving the soil with compost additions and animal and green manures. Organic farmers use modern equipment, improved crop varieties, soil and water conservation practices, and the latest innovations in feeding and handling livestock. Organic farming systems range from strict closed-cycle systems that go beyond organic certification guidelines by limiting external inputs as much as possible to more standard systems that simply follow organic certification guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STUDY INDICATE THAT ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CAN FEED THE PLANET The never ending debate as to whether organic food production could actually feed the globe is back at the debate table. 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