Sentences with phrase «whether organic agriculture»
Yet, «we already grow enough food to feed the world, we've been doing that for decades,» noted ecologist Catherine Badgley of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (U.M.), who led a study assessing whether organic agriculture practices alone might adequately meet global nutritional requirements.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture organic regulations have established regulations on appropriate waiting times, and now all organic producers must wait either 90 or 120 days to harvest their crops following the use of untreated manure, depending on whether the crop has contact with the soil (90 days: think cherries or apples; 120 days: think lettuce or carrots).
It does not trash organic agriculture, nor does it shed much light on whether agri - environment schemes, such as those mandated by the European Union, are a waste of money.
On the other hand, he said, while organic agriculture — farming without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers — might have a lighter impact on the environment, he is skeptical about whether it can produce enough food.