Organics for our future
BY JULIE SEAMERWEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007
It is estimated that the world's population will increase from six billion to nine billion by 2050, calling for a massive increase in food production to feed the additional mouths.
In light of this, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) held a recent conference, shedding light on the contribution of organic agricultural methods in preserving food security.
Agricultural practices are often responsible for environmental degradation, such as non-sustainable food production, poor fuel use, natural resource depletion and habitat exploitation. On top of this, climatic change is expected to directly affect future food availability and make feeding the world's rapidly growing population extremely difficult.
In a paper published prior to the conference, the FAO noted that "the strongest feature of organic agriculture is its reliance on fossil-fuel independent and locally-available production assets; working with natural processes increases cost-effectiveness and resilience of agro-ecosystems to climatic stress".
With this understanding, Abundant Earth was founded. Committed to organics since 1984, Abundant Earth foods are not only beneficial to health and wellbeing, but also to the environment and our ecosystems. Try our range of organic products today.
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