Analysis: Organic Farming Activism Threatens Millions—& the Environment: Modern farming methods have

[rangerrebew]

Analysis: Organic Farming Activism Threatens Millions—& the Environment: Modern farming methods have lifted millions of people out of poverty
By Marc Morano
August 18, 2024
9:00 am


By Zion Lights

Summary: Access to agrochemicals and mechanization has lifted millions of people from poverty. A backlash against industrial farming leads to inefficient alternatives, such as organic farming, which can be worse for the environment. The aftermath of Sri Lanka’s agrochemicals ban demonstrates the damage that occurs when people put ideology before evidence.

Agriculture is essential for satisfying the basic human need for food and helping to reduce poverty. Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture, which employs roughly a quarter of the world’s labor force.

Thanks to the Green Revolution—a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw significantly increased crop yields and agricultural production—it became easier to feed more people with less land. The Green Revolution involved adopting newer methods of cultivation, including mechanization, modern crop varieties, and agrochemicals, including fertilizers, irrigation, pesticides, and herbicides.

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/08/18/analysis-organic-farming-activism-threatens-millions-the-environment-modern-farming-methods-have-lifted-millions-of-people-out-of-poverty/

[rangerrebew]

Good News from the World’s Farms: ‘The world will harvest in 2024-25 about 10% more wheat, about 15% more corn, nearly 30% more soybeans, & about 10% more rice’

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/08/18/good-news-from-the-worlds-farms-the-world-will-harvest-in-2024-25-about-10-more-wheat-about-15-more-corn-nearly-30-more-soybeans-about-10-more-rice/

[Smokin Joe]

Additionally, the use of GPS allows farmers to maximize yields while eliminating waste by tracking seeding, fertilizing, and spraying to eliminate unplanted land and overlap. It has to be efficient with the margins farmers operate on, and grain farming is commonly done at scale.  In these parts it isn't how many acres you farm, but how many sections (a 'section' is roughly a square mile).

[Free Vulcan]

Yes, modern ag does indeed put out large quantities of food. The quality however leaves something to be desired.