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Information for change
- Subject: Information for change
- From: nin@xxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:21:00
Dear BurmaNet Readers,
As we all know, there are many/numerous ways to break down the
barriers which in fact are/were deeply rooted in ignorance and
prejudice. Well, at least this is what I believe in. Yes, yes,
yes and also yes to the change if it is 'sure' to be better.
Anyway, it is 9:21am here, a fresh morning breeze urged me to
share the following brief news to the list. Please enjoy and
have a great day.
With metta and respect,
Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein
WRTC, http://wrtcburma.org
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Information for change:
Why do farmers switch to organic farming methods?
contributor(s): Michael Burton, Dan Rigby and Trevor Young - Centre
for Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (CAFRE)
22 November 1999
Intensive farming causes environmental problems that are being
increasingly recognised and farmers are now shifting to sustainable
systems in ever greater numbers. How, then, does a farmer choose to
adopt sustainable agricultural technologies or not? Farm economics
is not the only explanation. Comparing organic and conventional
farming in Brazil, Britain and Spain, researchers from the
University of Manchester found that the kind of information that
farmers receive can *make or break a decision* to switch to organic
techniques or not. Timing is also vital: the decision to change
has tended to be taken early in a farmer's career.
Further information:
Trevor Young
Centre for Agricultural, Food and Resource
Economics (CAFRE)
School of Economic Studies
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
UK
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