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food from other countries, and the crops will retain more nutrients because of organic farming techniques and the fact that they are locally grown and consumed. According to a researcher who spoke recently at an international conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, organic farmers also rely less on fossil fuels, and their naturally grown, hardier crops are more resistant to climate change.

Low financial input costs mean that farmers don't need to purchase costly imported fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. The increase in crop yields translates into lower production costs and more profits. Organic farming is more labor-intensive and provides jobs and incomes for the community, raising the standard of living for all involved and giving formerly impoverished citizens purchase power.

In Europe, North America, Australia and Brazil, less food is being grownwhich means exported food prices will risedue to the conversion of arable land into the production of biofuels and genetically modified crops to create non-food items like hormones, vaccines and plastics. Organic farming is more important than ever because poorer countries won't be able to afford the resulting costlier food imports.

World hunger can be controlled if not eliminated by the use of sustainable organic farming. Small-scale organic farming experimentation is already under way in South America, Central America, Mexico, Asia, and Africa, with increased yields of maize, wheat, rice, coffee and other crops. It's an ancient, eco-friendly system of agriculture that can potentially save millions of lives in the 21st century.

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