{"id":98979,"date":"2023-05-05T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T11:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=98979"},"modified":"2024-10-30T13:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:05:54","slug":"about-organic-cultivation-world-nutrition-and-solutions-that-are-not-simply-black-or-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/about-organic-cultivation-world-nutrition-and-solutions-that-are-not-simply-black-or-white\/","title":{"rendered":"About organic cultivation, world nutrition, and <i>solutions that are not simply black or white.<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98979\" class=\"elementor elementor-98979 elementor-98320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19045bf7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19045bf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"10918c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be86a49\" data-id=\"1be86a49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2beb06e8\" data-id=\"2beb06e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236897e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236897e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>In a worldwide context agriculture is a major problem:<\/strong><\/em> On one hand, it contributes massively to the causes of climate change, overfertilizes soil and waters with nitrogen and phosphorus, decimates the diversity of species through chemical mace, and destroys moors, jungles, savannas, and the like. On the other hand, it is important to feed the people: According to UNO estimations 7.8 billion people were living on the earth in 2020. It is assumed that in 2050 there will be 9.7 billion. That is almost 2 billion people more than today. People that want to and must be fed. <em>How is that supposed to work?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77e08249\" data-id=\"77e08249\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e38af7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e38af7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ae635\" data-id=\"35ae635\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd1ba14\" data-id=\"fd1ba14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730bc17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"730bc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arguments. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f87330\" data-id=\"0f87330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0933386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0933386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff3f38f\" data-id=\"ff3f38f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-897b48f\" data-id=\"897b48f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa47b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa47b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Organic cultivation has a huge advantage over conventional cultivation methods when it comes to the quality of soil and water. Also, the nutritional values of the plant are usually significantly better. Not to mention the biodiversity.*<\/strong> That is for example proven by an agricultural science experiment that has been going on since 1980 at the organic farm Birsmattehof in Oberwil in the Swiss canton Basel-Country.<\/p><p><em><strong>But \u2013 and this \u201cbut\u201d is momentous:<\/strong><\/em> The yields of the organic farms today, are approximately 20-25% lower than in the conventional agriculture. Should we aim for solely organic farming world wide in 2050, the agricultural cropland would have to be enlarged by 37% <em>(from today\u2019s point of view),<\/em> says the Swiss agricultural scientist Urs Niggli <em>(translated from German)<\/em>, who used to be head of the research center for organic agriculture (FiBL) in Frick, Swiss, between 1990 and 2020 and who was invited to the World Food Summit 2021 as an expert by the UN -Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.*<\/p><p><em>That would be disastrous for nature, because huge areas of various natural habitats would be destroyed and thus, the diversity of species would be further decimated.*<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>But (another but) is it an option to just continue doing what we have been doing?<\/strong> <\/em>That does not make much sense either. We are already reaching the limits with the mixture of a lot of conventional and little organic agriculture. To feed 1.7 billion people more that way \u2013 with fewer and fewer insects \u2013 does not work. But the organic famers cannot do it alone either. <em>So, what now?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7100eaa\" data-id=\"7100eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d660b96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d660b96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3574c8c1\" data-id=\"3574c8c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc63b31\" data-id=\"7dc63b31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb750bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb750bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eat less meat.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e99d1ab\" data-id=\"e99d1ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edc7508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edc7508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d43202d\" data-id=\"d43202d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e55362\" data-id=\"2e55362\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fab55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56fab55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>That is definitely part of the solution.<\/strong> <\/em>Cows produce the greenhouse gas methane which plays a major role when it comes to climate change. A new study by the Columbia University <em>\u201cfinds that food production, distribution and consumption could still add around 1\u00b0C to planetary warming by 2100\u201d.** Responsible for nearly 60% of that are \u201cmethane emissions, mostly from livestock burps and manure, rice paddies and decomposing food waste\u201d.**<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Alright, one could say, let\u2019s just convert the pastures into land for legumes.<\/strong><\/em> Especially because soy, lentils, and the like deliver 20 times as much protein than meat on the same area.<\/p><p><em>In terms of climate protection this would not be a good idea, says Urs Niggli*(translated from German).<\/em> After all, the pastureland stores large amounts of carbon, which would be released as greenhouse gas when converted into arable land. That way, more greenhouse gas would be emitted than the amount of methane that is released from cow\u2019s stomachs. Niggly points out Indonesia \u2013 a sad example: <em>There, 100,000 square kilometer moorland were drained and converted into palm-oil plantations, which emit more greenhouse gas than the whole European Union.*<\/em><br \/>Something similar happened in Argentina and Brazil, when large savanna areas, that were particularly suitable for cattle pasture, were converted into soy fields <em>(for cattle feed \u2013 how ironic).<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>In brief,<\/strong><\/em> beef from Argentina or Brazil is not a solution, because lately the animals there are fattened intensely in so called feedlots in their remaining 100 days with concentrated feed made of corn, soy, and grain under inappropriate conditions.****<\/p><p><em><strong>To reduce the consumption in this area it is definitely a necessary approach.<\/strong><\/em> <em>\u201cIf health-focused recommendations were adopted globally, the world could avoid 21% of predicted food system-driven warming.\u201d** (According to the study mentioned earlier in this text.)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b120b\" data-id=\"21b120b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9b18e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9b18e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2700181\" data-id=\"2700181\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6204e1f\" data-id=\"6204e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1496fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1496fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eat food \u2013 Don\u2019t waste it.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23f921c\" data-id=\"23f921c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f4da97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f4da97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf47ba\" data-id=\"1bf47ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98a3b75\" data-id=\"98a3b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3960f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3960f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>\u201cCutting consumer-level food waste in half by 2100 would provide approximately 5% additional reduction in anticipated warming.\u201d**<\/strong><\/em> In 2020 11 million tons of food waste were produced solely in Germany! Whereas 59% of this huge amount were produced by private individuals. In short: Every German throws away 78 kg food each year.***** <em>Wow!<\/em><\/p><p>If you are interested in some ideas for food storage and left over recycling, check out the article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/no-more-rotting\/\">\u201cNo more rotting\u201d<\/a><\/em>.<\/p><p>Of course, there is a huge saving potential in the production sector, the trading sector, and in out-of-home catering, but the consumers \u2013 we &#8211; account for the lion\u2019s share.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aacbb9\" data-id=\"6aacbb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a08d00d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a08d00d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b63d9f\" data-id=\"9b63d9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfedaf0\" data-id=\"bfedaf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801a6d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"801a6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a9614a\" data-id=\"6a9614a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b13c18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b13c18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8dfa21\" data-id=\"a8dfa21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c41e7d\" data-id=\"1c41e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa14f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fa14f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>As you can see, there is not THE one solution (as so often).<\/strong><\/em> It also becomes clear that the agricultural sector has the largest lever in terms of change. If the farmland that already exists was optimally used, then the focus would shift from fertilizing and weed \u2013 as well as crop spraying \u2013 to the structure of the soil and the health of the soil. The organic agriculture has a well-functioning system with 7 crop rotations, mixed cropping, and the combination of livestock farming and agriculture. Why can the conventional agriculture not <em>\u201csimply\u201d<\/em> adapt this system?<\/p><p><em><strong>A computer model by the Swiss Institute*** has calculated,<\/strong> <\/em>that a combination of 60% organic cultivation and 40% conventional cultivation would be able to reconcile ecosystem and nature protection as well as the reliable supply with sufficient, healthy food for what will soon be 10 billion people.* To put this in perspective: In 2021 organic cultivation had a share of 5% of the worldwide cultivation area <em>(Source: Statista)<\/em>. In this regard, 60% organic cultivation would be a huge step. Yet, we would obviously be very happy if it was even more. <em>But that is our very personal point of view.<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>But to make such developments even possible, on thing is mandatory: <\/strong>Instead of subsidizing income like today, biodiversity, soil fertility, climate goals, and species-appropriate husbandry should be supported, which do not have a price in the market economy. And we need to stop fighting and instead join forces to reach the goal of healthy and sustainable feeding of mankind, says the agricultural scientist Urs Niggli* (translated from German).<\/em> <strong><em>Sounds convincing. Or nor? What do you think about it? We look forward to reading your comments.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em>*<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spektrum.de\/news\/agrarwirtschaft-kann-biolandwirtschaft-die-menschheit-ernaehren\/1895644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.spektrum.de\/news\/agrarwirtschaft-kann-biolandwirtschaft-die-menschheit-ernaehren\/1895644<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>**<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumda.de\/news\/1179788\/neue-studie-globale-ernaehrungssysteme-koennen-dazu-fuehren-dass-die-welt-die-temperaturziele-ueberschreitet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.yumda.de\/news\/1179788\/neue-studie-globale-ernaehrungssysteme-koennen-dazu-fuehren-dass-die-welt-die-temperaturziele-ueberschreitet.html<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>***<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-017-01410-w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-017-01410-w<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>****<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oekotest.de\/essen-trinken\/Warnung-vor-Rindfleisch-aus-Uebersee-_10727_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.oekotest.de\/essen-trinken\/Warnung-vor-Rindfleisch-aus-Uebersee-_10727_1.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89b3f17\" data-id=\"89b3f17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Currently, there are numerous stubborn debates, with many opinions and few arguments.<\/i><\/b> Unfortunately, that also applies to the question if organic cultivation can feed the world. The different positions of the opposition camps are virtually encased in concrete, which definitely does not help with finding a solution. We want to try to get to the bottom of this black or white debate and to give an overview of the most important arguments and possible solutions <i>(in consistence with our big topic: respect)<\/i>. Enjoy reading. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3499,"featured_media":108437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[69],"custom_tag":[159],"class_list":["post-98979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenlifestyle","tag-respect","custom_tag-goodbye-stereotyped-thinking"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98979"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tag?post=98979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}