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Die Subventionen müssen nach ökologischen Kriterien verteilt werden, nicht nach Fläche. Ökologische Lebensmittel müssen das normale werden, konventionelle Landwirtschaft nur noch über Ausnahmegenehmigung möglich
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I would go further: stop all subsidies & replace them by incentives for viable steps of transition.
Replace agricultural subsidies by logistical & financial support for viable steps of transition
Give farmers a decent income
Give farmers a decent income
I personally also would favor the concept of regenerative agriculture, because its a framework of clearly defined practices & outcomes. It does focus on soil health, water retention capacity, soil carbon content, biodiversity etc. This means that improvements are measurable & clearly defined.
https://futureu.europa.eu/processes/GreenDeal/f/1/proposals
Regenerative agriculture transforms farms into resilient ecosystems with an abundance of nutrient rich products. Soil is transformed into a carbon sink with swamp like features & high resilience to droughts & heavy rainfalls, storms, hail or other extreme weather conditions. These features are necessary to survive in future.
See also David R Montgomery: Growing a Revolution.
Sorry, one wrong link has sneaked in:
Shift to regenerative agriculture
My point is that organic agriculture solely focuses on agrochemicals. If you use them, you are non organic. If you forsake them, you produce organic food etc. But what you can do instead, varies widely. So does product quality & quantity, environmental impact etc.
This makes that many people argue that organic agriculture can't feed the world, because people see the most primitive form of organic agriculture as only representative. If we don't go for organic or non organic, but rather for soil health, we have clear criteria, measures, practices & outcomes without restricting farmers choices more than necessary.
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