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Thursday, 11 October 2007

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Newsflash

NST: Organic Farming Gaining Popularity

KUALA LUMPUR: More and more farmers are putting aside pesticides and harmful farming methods and taking up organic farming.

 

As of last year, 2,367 hectares were farmed organically, up from 131ha in 2001 when organic farming was formally introduced to the country.

 

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said: "Malaysia has the potential to develop and tap into the massive global market for organic produce."

Read more...
 

Organic Facts

10 of 20 Good Reasons To Buy Organic 

 

 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating synthetic nitrogen fertilisers.
Agriculture in Australia is the second-highest contributor of greenhouse gases (17 per cent
in 2004). The Australian Greenhouse Office says that fertiliser emissions accounted for
two-thirds of all cropping emissions. Organic standards prohibit the use of nitrogen
fertilisers (Cotton Research and Development Corporation, 2007).

 

Source: BFA