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New research shows unintended harms of organic farming (www.france24.com)
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Paper : https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4083

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[–] 0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io 5 points 7 months ago

expanding organic cropland can lead to increased pesticide use in surrounding non-organic fields, offsetting some environmental benefits.

It's ridiculous to call this a harm of organic farming.