this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2024
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

So, conventional and organic farming are kinda at odds for they have strategies that harm each other. Conventional farming still has the issue of overkilling ecosystems, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

expanding organic cropland can lead to increased pesticide use in surrounding non-organic fields, offsetting some environmental benefits.

It's ridiculous to call this a harm of organic farming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Reduced productivity leading to more land use (hence forest clearing) would be one of the negatives I can see.

Luckily we're probably going to be on the downswing for population soon, but in the meantime, we'll probably lose the Amazon to low productivity farming.