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What are the advantage and disadvantage of organic farming in the pacific?
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∙ 11y ago
Advantages =
1 - decreased dependency on synthetic produce such as fertilisers, herbicides pesticides etc.
2 - OF have shown to have increased biodiversity than intensive farming as OF often mimic the natural change in seasons with 44% more autumn/winter birds than IF(intensive farming) - Britain 2010
3 - increased soil and aquatic microbe that affect overall food web
4 - decrease pollution of rivers by excess run-off of fungicides etc
5 - overall decrease in pollution levels than IF and increases animal welfare
Disadvantages
1 - increased labour cost
2 - limited methods to deal with weeds, pests etc.
3 - increased cost for consumers which lower income households unable to afford
4 - although animal welfare standards are improved it has been shown that pollutions by Poultry are up to 90% higher than traditional methods
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