In order to be able to feed a world population of 9 billion by 2050, we need to use the most efficient agricultural techniques”, says Olivier de Schutter, VN-reporter on the right to food. Scientific proof shows that agro-ecological methods are leading to better results than the use of chemical fertilizers to increase food production in poor regions.
Article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/08/eco-farming-double-food-output?CMP=twt_gu
Full UN report: http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/officialreports/20110308_a-hrc-16-49_agroecology_en.pdf
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