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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by tpm on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:18AM (#28444428)
That's not the same at all.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by vimy on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:27AM (#28444535)
It will push food prices higher and make the EU more dependent on other regions for food security. It's shortsighted and dangerous.
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Re:Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to organic farming has led to ... by nicoffeine on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @10:07AM (#28445043)
The EU is already dependent on other regions because without imported synthetic fertilizers and other chemicals, they won't be able to produce the same yields anyway. Most countries there already have 10% or more farmland dedicated to organic practices.[1] They have more tooling and expertise available outside the chemical monocropping approach, which is what doomed the change in Sri Lanka.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/657572/organic-farmland-...

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