Friday, 15 October 2004

The Rodale Institute has found that supporting organic agriculture reduces negative impacts on global climate change. Conventional farming uses large amounts of synthetic fertilizers made from fossil fuels. The manufacture and use of these petroleum-based products make up as much as 30% of the agriculture industry's output of carbon dioxide. Organic farmers rely on manure and other organic matter for fertilization, which the Rodale Institute reports actually allows carbon to be stored safely in the soil.

WOW that's amazing news!

The German Parliament on June 18 passed a law requiring farmers who use Genetically Engineered (GE) seed to accept full liability for possible damages, thus creating a legal framework for protecting GE-free cultivation.