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Buying organic 'not always better for environment'
Buying organic or locally-produced food is not always better for the environment, a study has warned.
— 4th December 2007
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I'm sure that small scale organic farms are generally designed from the ground up to be environmentally benign and to provide many benefits in addition to that and the organic produce. But when large scale producers decide to cash in on the popularity and higher prices available by complying with organic requirements, they won't change any other aspects of their business and will contiunue to operate in the most profitable manner possible, without regard to environmental benefit. Business schools are not the best source for comprehensive analyses of organic farming benefits.
22nd February 2007 at 4:12pm