What are the pros and cons of non organic farming?

Answer 1

Advantages:

- no artificial fertilisers...therefore less CO2 released(energy from combustion of fossil fuels is required in manufacturing).

- Using 'green' fertlizers means that the soil structure is much better due to increased humus content increases the water retention of soils and prevents exhaustion of soil. - Reduces risk of pest epidemics as over use of pesticides speeds up the process of natural selection. Also reduces problems linked with over use of pesticides eg bioaccumulation and biomagnification (a good example being DDT)

- Reduced use of artificial nitrogen fertilisers reduces the risk of eutrophication.

- No use of antibiotics in meat production etc...reduces risk of antibiotic resistance.

These make this method of farming much more sustainable compared to intensive agriculture.

- Eating organic keeps pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, nitrates, GMO and refined foods out of our body, keeping it in the best possible condition.

Disadvantages:

- high labour inputs required

- lower crop yield compared to intensive agricultural systems at present although some experts say that the yield of organic farming can meet and exceed these crop yields.

- Organic food is usually more expensive and sometimes difficult to find.

Answer 2

Environmental and human well-being and less extensive area of impact and operations are the respective pros and cons of organic farming. For example, organic farming demands local and on-site inputs so that it is easier to contain or control detrimental impacts upon ecologies and peoples but at the same time it confines organic farmer to influences and markets within a restricted area (which decreases independence and increases dependence in the event of catastrophe).

Answer 3

Pros: healthier--less or no pesticide residue, no artificial hormones that are suspected of causing human illness; better for the environment (no chemical pesticides and artificial chemicals suspected of polluting the environment).

Cons: 1) more expensive 2) criticisms for meat eating in general apply to eating organic meat--cruelty, strain on Natural Resources, pollution.

Another con is that organic animals are not vaccinated against disease. This could cause unnecessary suffering to the animals, and the diseases could be passed on to us.

Answer 4

For Organic Farming the Positive aspects are:

1) Organic Farming is better for the Environment

2) Organic Farming allows us to reuse the soil that was already used

3) Organic Farming uses less energy

For non-organic

1) its cheaper

2) its equally healthy as organic food

3)while it was growing it didn't have no bugs bothering the plant