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John Fielding,
CEO
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Overview of the organic survey Organic farming has been hailed by some as the potential saviour of British agriculture, delivering unprecedented profits and a sustainable future.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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The cooperative is committed to preserving the environment, family farms and rural communities by making organic farming economically viable for hard-working farmers and by providing market support for sustainable agricultural practices.
Since organic farming is usually small-scale and labour intensive, organic farmers cannot reduce costs through economies of scale (e.
The arguments in favour of charity commission sustainable agriculture organic food and farming have been made with increasing vigour and confidence over the last decade.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Organic farming has been defined as: "a production system which avoids the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives.
Organic farming research is funded by the federal states, by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture or through various EU-research projects.
The research programme has a focus on sustainable organic production systems but also recognises that many of the results generated on improved management of organic farms can be applied to conventional farming as a means to reduce inputs.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Likewise, organic farming and organic foods refer to the growing of food crops without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides or fertilizers; pests are controlled by cultivation techniques and the use of pesticides derived from natural sources (e.
Organic farming management relies on developing biological diversity in the field to disrupt habitat for pest organisms, and the purposeful maintenance and replenishment of soil fertility.
Organic farming encourages food production which nurtures our soil through the absence of pesticides and the presence of rich compost, crop rotation, the propagation of a variety of crops, living soils, pure water and air, and sustainable agriculture.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Organic farming will increase in importance in the near future, due to the growing market and the change in public awareness in favour of sustainable agriculture.
Organic agriculture offers a bright light in the troubled future of family farming, providing small farms with an economically and environmentally healthy alternative for their survival.
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