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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by kortilla on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:01AM (#28444200)
No shit. The biggest problem with organic is that it’s unsustainable for our population. It’s only useful for rich people to brag about amongst themselves.

It’s not even sustainable for the US to switch to organic for its own citizens, even setting aside the food it exports.

Wtf was the Sri Lankan govt thinking..

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:17AM (#28444411)
> The biggest problem with organic is that it’s unsustainable for our population.

It's likely this is also true for the "dump millions of tons of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, and fertilizers on the Great Plains" approach in the long run.

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by pessimizer on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:32AM (#28444605)
If it reduced yield by 20%, that doesn't mean it's unsustainable, it means it's somewhat more expensive. The difference between "rich people" and poor people isn't 20%.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by kortilla on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:37AM (#28550425)
If we only produce 105% of the food required to feed humanity, a 20% drop is a huge fucking deal. Food isn’t something people can just go without when there is a shortage.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by kareemm on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:23AM (#28444476)
> The biggest problem with organic is that it’s unsustainable for our population.

Do you have a source on this? I've read things that are mostly good when undertaken in a thoughtful way at a reasonable pace.

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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by baybal2 on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:56AM (#28444901)
> Wtf was the Sri Lankan govt thinking..

It is thinking whatever any other co with Marxist streak does.

They want to look cool, and "revolutionary". A lot of stage moves.

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