Monday 8 June 2015

Organic farmers make a lot more money than conventional farmers : TreeHugger

Organic farmers make a lot more money than conventional farmers : TreeHugger

Organic farmers make a lot more money than conventional farmers

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CC BY 2.0 Suzie's Farm
It's good for the world, good for our health, and now it's also good for the bank account. The results of a new study will hopefully encourage more farmers to make the switch to organics.
There are many great reasons to buy organic food, such as reducing one’s exposure to pesticides, mitigating environmental pollution, improving soil quality, aiding pollination, and eating more nutrient-rich produce. It turns out there’s yet another reason to buy organic – it is a bigger money-maker for farmers, meaning your purchase directly helps farmers to make a better living.
The study reporting this newfound economic incentive for organics was just published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Its mission was to analyze the “financial competitiveness of organic farming on a global scale” by looking at 44 studies covering 55 crops grown in 14 countries on five continents – North America, Europe, Asia, Central America, and Australia.
The study concluded that organic farming is 22 to 35 percent more profitable for farmers than conventional agriculture.

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