Community Resilience in the Steel City
Eco-farming Can Double Food Production in 10 Years, says new UN report
http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/eco-farming-can-double-...
The report also points out that projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh recorded up to 92 % reduction in insecticide use for rice, leading to important savings for poor farmers.
“Knowledge came to replace pesticides and fertilizers. This was a winning bet, and comparable results abound in other African, Asian and Latin American countries,” the independent expert notes.
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