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Organic farming can be counter-productive [1]

Increased organic farming of wheat and paddy crops could be counter-productive for Punjab and could also jeopardise the national food security, according to a six-month study of organic as well as intensive farming systems in the state by the State Farmers Commission.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Jangveer Singh [2]
Tribune (New Delhi) [3]
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Agricultural Research [4], Organic Farming [5], Rice [6], Wheat [7], Punjab [8], Food Security [9]
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