Friday, March 11, 2011

Organic Ag Can Double Food Production in 10 Years


 I just had to share this quote that I got from the latest Organic Consumers Association Newsletter. Read the whole article here.

Eco-Farming Can Double Food Output by Poor

"To feed 9 billion people in 2050, we urgently need to adopt the most efficient farming techniques available. Today's scientific evidence demonstrates that agroecological methods outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production where the hungry live - especially in unfavorable environments.

"To date, agroecological projects have shown an average crop yield increase of 80% in 57 developing countries, with an average increase of 116% for all African projects. Recent projects conducted in 20 African countries demonstrated a doubling of crop yields over a period of 3-10 years."

-Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and author of the report "Agro-ecology and the right to food," published March 8, 2011.

3 comments:

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Sustainable Urban Development said...

I think people need to see organic farming as a complete necessity in todays world. Without it, the environment and our health will suffer greatly. We have an urban farm in West Philadelphia and are doing what we can to combat hunger. 1 in 4 Philadelphia residents are at risk for hunger. This can be combatted through urban farming by creating healthy and organic food for residents that would not have had access to them otherwise.

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