The Farmers' Plea to Environmentalists
| dc.creator | Avery, Dennis T. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T17:51:36Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:13:29Z | |
| dc.description | This paper critically examines linkages between alternative farming practices and environmental quality. Environmental impacts of high-yield farming are contrasted to those of low-yield farming. Traditional low-yield farming systems, while being promoted by environmental groups, have resulted in massive famine, higher cancer rates, soil erosion, and losses in wildlife habitat. Organic farming and other low-yield systems are land intensive and invade marginal farmland, thereby destroying wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Low-yield farming has not and cannot produce enough food to meet the food needs of the world’s population. By contrast, high-yield farming minimizes land use for food production and increase the availability of land for wildlife habitat and biodiversity. High-yield farming has contributed to economic development and lower birth rates, thereby reducing population growth. The environment risks from high-yield farming are considered low and have been declining. The benefits of high-yield farming can be maximized with agricultural research and free trade in farm products. | |
| dc.identifier | Other:0738-8950 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.90375 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/90375/files/JAB14one1.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/90375 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/560702 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/90375 | |
| dc.title | The Farmers' Plea to Environmentalists | |
| dc.type | Text |