Letter to theeditor:
Organic farming does not contaminate soil and groundwater with pesticides and chemicals as conventional farmingdoes. However, since organic farming is only about half as productive as conventional farming, it requires far more land to produce the same amount offood. Experts estimate that modern high-yield farming has saved 1.5 million square miles of wildlife habitat, and that if the world switched to organic farming, an additional 10 million square miles of forest would be needed to match current production rates. Therefore, organic farming is not necessarily better for theenvironment.
The passage opens with a statement about organic farming, one that presents a benefit of organicfarming:
Organic farming does not contaminate soil and groundwater with pesticides and chemicals as conventional farmingdoes.
That statement is followed by the contrast word "however," which introduces a contrasting fact about organic farming, one that involves a
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Organic farming does not contaminate soil and groundwater with pesticides and chemicals as conventional farmingdoes. However, since organic farming is only about half as productive as conventional farming, it requires far more land to produce the same amount offood. Experts estimate that modern high-yield farming has saved 1.5 million square miles of wildlife habitat, and that if the world switched to organic farming, an additional 10 million square miles of forest would be needed to match current production rates. Therefore, organic farming is not necessarily better for theenvironment.
The passage opens with a statement about organic farming, one that presents a benefit of organicfarming:
Organic farming does not contaminate soil and groundwater with pesticides and chemicals as conventional farmingdoes.
That statement is followed by the contrast word "however," which introduces a contrasting fact about organic farming, one that involves a
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Statistics : Posted by MartyMurray • on 14 Mar 2024, 05:48 • Replies 3 • Views 238
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