Organic Farming Could Feed the World, But...

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By Lauren Sigfusson
Nov 15, 2017 5:38 PMOct 11, 2019 3:54 PM
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The United Nations estimates the global population will reach more than 9 billion by 2050, and, by some estimates, agricultural output will have to increase by 50 percent to feed all of those mouths. So is it possible to do it organically?

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