The Benefits of Organic Products for People and The Environment
Nutrients from food are vital to human performance in the daily activities that they partake in. There is a diet that follows a lifestyle of receiving plentiful nutrients and it may be hard to fulfill when a lot of foods are injected with all types of harmful or non-beneficial substances. Those kind of foods are labeled as “conventional” foods which contrasts from organic products. The technology available today coincides with agriculture to help produce the best quality food for the average consumer. It’s the reason that the organic label is seen on food products in which all consumers should take advantage of because not only does it provide the most for your daily nutrients, …show more content…
International mass distribution falls into two major beneficial categories among consumers and companies in the agriculture department. Conventional food becomes cheaper to the consumer and companies make a huge profit. However, international mass distribution leaves open the risk of disease spreading from one country to another. In 1997, reports of an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease emerged in Canada and the United States in various parts of both nations. The source of the outbreak came from Guatemala where “Guatemalan raspberries were identified as the primary food vehicle in most outbreaks, along with, in a few outbreaks, mesclun” (Waltner-Toews David). While chemical alterations prolong the lives of conventional crops and allow for companies to market them across the world, the consequence of modern agricultural practices runs the risk of outbreaks and the development of new diseases to consumers. It’s as Waltner-Toews states in his journal, “conventional approaches to solving agricultural problems can encourage old and new diseases” (39). Conventional practices in agriculture regardless of what the process could be in how it helps the economy has consequences in wake of profit gains. Organic products on the other hand still produce more of a healthy, and safe diet for consumers that is also environmentally …show more content…
Researches from the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture1 have been analyzing plots of organic food alongside the soil that these crops grow on for 21 years. Based on the data received from the farm that was studied, they found that even though the yields of the crops are 20% lower, the “organic plots also end up with far healthier soil” (Spear). Through further investigation researches discovered that the organic systems produced more crops with “less energy and fewer resources” (Spear). They found that fungi and microbes in the soil help plants absorb nutrients while nature’s insects prevented pests from harming the crops. In terms of feeding a population, more organic methods are being tested to find solutions to the lack of availability in organic products. Once farmers become more encouraged, then conventional farmers can revert to traditional methods and resolve can be found in problematic conventional farming methods. Modern organic methods can potentially replace alternative methods which in turn promote a healthy pesticide-free variety of
Nutrients from food are vital to human performance in the daily activities that they partake in. There is a diet that follows a lifestyle of receiving plentiful nutrients and it may be hard to fulfill when a lot of foods are injected with all types of harmful or non-beneficial substances. Those kind of foods are labeled as “conventional” foods which contrasts from organic products. The technology available today coincides with agriculture to help produce the best quality food for the average consumer. It’s the reason that the organic label is seen on food products in which all consumers should take advantage of because not only does it provide the most for your daily nutrients, …show more content…
International mass distribution falls into two major beneficial categories among consumers and companies in the agriculture department. Conventional food becomes cheaper to the consumer and companies make a huge profit. However, international mass distribution leaves open the risk of disease spreading from one country to another. In 1997, reports of an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease emerged in Canada and the United States in various parts of both nations. The source of the outbreak came from Guatemala where “Guatemalan raspberries were identified as the primary food vehicle in most outbreaks, along with, in a few outbreaks, mesclun” (Waltner-Toews David). While chemical alterations prolong the lives of conventional crops and allow for companies to market them across the world, the consequence of modern agricultural practices runs the risk of outbreaks and the development of new diseases to consumers. It’s as Waltner-Toews states in his journal, “conventional approaches to solving agricultural problems can encourage old and new diseases” (39). Conventional practices in agriculture regardless of what the process could be in how it helps the economy has consequences in wake of profit gains. Organic products on the other hand still produce more of a healthy, and safe diet for consumers that is also environmentally …show more content…
Researches from the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture1 have been analyzing plots of organic food alongside the soil that these crops grow on for 21 years. Based on the data received from the farm that was studied, they found that even though the yields of the crops are 20% lower, the “organic plots also end up with far healthier soil” (Spear). Through further investigation researches discovered that the organic systems produced more crops with “less energy and fewer resources” (Spear). They found that fungi and microbes in the soil help plants absorb nutrients while nature’s insects prevented pests from harming the crops. In terms of feeding a population, more organic methods are being tested to find solutions to the lack of availability in organic products. Once farmers become more encouraged, then conventional farmers can revert to traditional methods and resolve can be found in problematic conventional farming methods. Modern organic methods can potentially replace alternative methods which in turn promote a healthy pesticide-free variety of