ORGANIC farming, once seen as a fad for overfed Westerners, is increasingly
feeding the poor world too.
“Farmers in developing countries are reaping the benefits of green
agricultural practices far more than their Western counterparts,” says a study
launched last week at a conference in Nuremburg on organic farming. “In the
West, the myth is that organic farming means lower yields,” adds the study’s
author, Nicolas Parrott of Cardiff University. “But in the developing world that
does not apply, especially among poor farmers who can’t afford massive amounts
of fertiliser and pesticides. For them, it raises yields.”
Often, farmers turn…
