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PostOctober 25, 2019

Sorry—organic farming is actually worse for climate change

While organic farming may reduce pollution directly generated by farming itself, it comes with an environmental tradeoff. In this article, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, considers the ramifications, particularly regarding land use, of organic farming.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614605/sorryorganic-farming-is-actua…

Image by: Ivan Bandura on Unsplash

by MIT Technology Review
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