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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by jjoonathan on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:07AM (#28444282)
Does organic agriculture use more of them? Organic agriculture uses more of a lot of things.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by iovrthoughtthis on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:09AM (#28444305)
You're probably right there. That could be what is alluded to when they mention that the organic technologies "generates more air pollutants and environmental emissions". Basically they burn more stuff.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by elisharobinson on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:26AM (#28444531)
more precisely, fixed cost of fuel and transport has not changed but yield is lower. Hence price's rise .
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