Michael Specter - To suggest that organic vegetables, which cost far more than conventional produce,...

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To suggest that organic vegetables, which cost far more than conventional produce, can feed billions of people in parts of the world without roads or proper irrigation may be a fantasy based on the finest intentions. But it is a cruel fantasy nonetheless.

Michael Specter

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Zu behaupten, dass biologisches Gemüse, das weit mehr kostet als herkömmliche Produkte, Milliarden von Menschen in Teilen der Welt ohne Straßen speisen kann, oder eine ordnungsgemäße Bewässerung kann eine Fantasie sein, die auf den besten Absichten basiert. Trotzdem ist es eine grausame Fantasie.

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