Wednesday, December 18, 2013

UN Report Says Small-Scale Organic Farming Only Way to Feed the World

A Chinese farmer tends to the crops at Ji Yunliang's organic farm in the outskirt of Beijing on June 7, 2010. Ji Yunliang worked as a missile researcher at a large state-owned enterprise and later earned a doctorate in chemistry at a prestigious Beijing university -- now, he is running a small, organic farm. In a country hit by a series of food safety scandals, the interest in organic produce is growing fast. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) Click to enlarge.
Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm about the urgent need to return to (and develop) a more sustainable, natural and organic system.

 That was the key point of a new publication from the UN Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled “Trade and Environment Review 2013:  Wake Up Before It’s Too Late,” which included contributions from more than 60 experts around the world.

 UN Report Says Small-Scale Organic Farming Only Way to Feed the World
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