advantages and disadvantages of organic farming
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Advantages of organic farming. Farmers can reduce their production costs because they do not need to buy expensive chemicals and fertilizers. In the long term , organic farms save energy and protect the environment. More animals and plants can live in the same place in a natural way.
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Disadvantages of organic farming
Organic food is more expensive because farmers do not get as much out of their land as conventional farmers do. Organic products may cost up to 40% more.
Production costs are higher because farmers need more workers .
Marketing and distribution is not efficient because organic food is produced in smaller amounts.
Food illnesses may happen more often.
Organic farming cannot produce enough food that the world’s population needs to survive. This could lead to starvation in countries that produce enough food today.agricultural = farming
amount =how much of something, quantity
antibiotics = medicine that is used to kill bacteria
apply =here: to work with
avoid = keep away from
beetle =an insect with a round hard black back
biodiversity = many plants and animals that live in a place
bug =a small insect, like a beetle
century = a hundred years
clover = a small plant with three or four leaves
compost =a mixture of dead plants and leaves that are put on the soil to make it better
condition =state, the situation that something is in
conserve = save, keep
conventional = a method that has been used for a long time
create = make
crop = a plant like wheat or rice that we use as food
crop rotation = you change the crops you grow every year to save the quality of the soil
dairy products = products that come from a cow, like milk and butter
distribution = when goods and products are brought to shops and stores so that they can be sold
efficient = well-organized
enrich = to make better
environment = the world around us
fertilizer = material that is put into the ground to make plants grow
forbid = not allow
graze = to eat grass in a field
ground water =water that goes into the ground after it has rained
growth hormone = a chemical that makes you grow
herbicide = a chemical you use to kill unwanted plants
illness = disease
in the long term = not in the next few days or weeks , but in the next years
insecticide = a chemical that you kill insects with
instead of =in something’s place
manure = waste materials from animals
marketing = advertising and selling of a product
monoculture = to grow the same plants every year
nitrogen = a gas that has no colour or smell ; it forms most of the earth’s atmosphere
nutrient =a chemical or food that gives us what we need to grow
organic = made in a natural way , without chemicals
organic farming = growing food without using chemicals
organic matter = material that comes from living things
pasture = field
pest = a small animal or insect that destroys plants or crops
pesticide = a chemical substance that you use to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops
pollution =the situation of making air and water dirty
preserve = save
prevent = stop
raise = to feed animals and sell them as food
recently = in the last few years or decades
reduce = cut
rely on =depend on, need
residue = rest; what is left over
row =in a line
soil = the top layer of the earth on which plants grow
starvation = hunger
straw =dried stems of plants that are used for making baskets, hats and other things
survive =to live on
wasp = a black and yellow insect that can sting you
weaken = to make weaker
weed = wild plant that grows between other crops
weed = wild plant that grows between other crops
widespread = common