New Research Finds Organic Farming Can Feed the World

...in developed countries, yields were almost equal on organic and conventional farms.

But in developing countries, food production could double or triple using organic methods, said Dr. Ivette Perfecto, professor at the university's School of Natural Resources and Environment, and one the study's principal investigators.

The authors found that the higher yields could be accomplished using
existing quantities of organic fertilizers, without putting more
farmland into production, by using green manures - cover crops plowed
into the soil to provide natural soil amendments.

Perfecto said the idea that people would go hungry if farming went organic is "ridiculous."