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- Organic farming eliminates the use of growth hormones, antibiotics, harmful pesticides or chemical fertilisers. This method of farming is environmental friendly.
- Organic farms contribute less pollution to air and ground water.
- Organic farming is mainly labour intensive.
- Organic food does not contain harmful pesticides. Feeding our bodies with less of any harmful pesticide is always a good thing. The liver should not be further stressed.
- Organic food may have a shorter shelf-life.
- Organic food is usually not mass-produced.
- Buying organic produce directly from the farmers saves you more money.
- It is forbidden under organic standards to genetically modify organic food.
- A fiber crop like cotton can also be organically grown.
- According studies conducted by the National Cancer Institute, farmers, wives of farmers, or workers who use agricultural pesticides on a regular basis, are exposed to harmful substances and have a higher risk of contracting certain cancers as compared to nonfarmers.
References : "Cancer Incidence among Pesticide Applicators Exposed to Alachlor in the Agricultural Health Study" Won Jin Lee, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology (2004) 159:373-380; "Use of Agricultural Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort" Michael Alavanja, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology (2003) 157:800-814
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) is a world-wide umbrella organization of the organic agriculture movement, with about 750 member organizations and institutions in some 107 countries all over the world.
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