What makes organic farming a "very knowledge-intensive" system? What are the benefits of this? What are its drawbacks?
David Biello discusses about the environmental issues and wants to approach this by focusing on the food production system. He suggests of applying organic methods in farming. Organic farming requires a lot of knowledge because one must "learn to manage an entire ecosystem geared to producing food" (Biello 233). In other words, it requires the farmer to know how to maintain their crops by providing sufficient nutrients, controlling pests, and fertilizing fields with animals' waste. The benefits of organic farming provides healthier soil. Provided that, organic soil retains more water than conventional farming. However, the drawbacks of organic farming are the small yields. The amount is not enough when compare to conventional farming methods.
David Biello discusses about the environmental issues and wants to approach this by focusing on the food production system. He suggests of applying organic methods in farming. Organic farming requires a lot of knowledge because one must "learn to manage an entire ecosystem geared to producing food" (Biello 233). In other words, it requires the farmer to know how to maintain their crops by providing sufficient nutrients, controlling pests, and fertilizing fields with animals' waste. The benefits of organic farming provides healthier soil. Provided that, organic soil retains more water than conventional farming. However, the drawbacks of organic farming are the small yields. The amount is not enough when compare to conventional farming methods.