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this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2023
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Pesticideless farming that's respectful of the environment, easy way to make people healthier without damaging the plant further and while thinking about the future sustainably. Sounds like a decent deal to me!
Organic farming isn’t pesticide free, they use a range of pesticides, and usually at a higher volume than normal farming methods, because they don’t work nearly as well.
http://npic.orst.edu/ingred/organic.html#:~:text=Sometimes%20people%20refer%20to%20pesticides,and%20plant%20extracts%20as%20ingredients.
Additionally, organic farming tends to produce lower yields (19-25% lower on average) than traditional farming, meaning you need to actually use more space and resources (water, fertilizer, plus application of both) for the same benefit.
https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2018/04/new-study-challenges-beliefs-organic-ag/#:~:text=The%20lower%20land%2Duse%20efficiency,and%20other%20currently%20wild%20areas.
Organic farming can be good for some things, like fixing already-damaged environments, but it’s not a silver bullet by any means.