Numerous reports have emphasized the need for major changes in the global food system: agriculture must meet the twin challenge of feeding a growing population, with rising demand for meat and high-calorie diets, while simultaneously minimizing its global environmental impacts. Organic farming—a system aimed at producing food with minimal harm to ecosystems, animals or humans—is often proposed as a solution.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/comparing-yields-organic-and-conventional-agriculture-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/verena-seufert
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/navin-ramankutty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jonathan-foley
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-farming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legumes
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries