To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed
via Modern Farmer
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Posted May 30, 2022 9:10 pm
Today I learned that not all organic produce is grown from organic seed. A good portion of it is grown from conventional seed due to cost and scarcity with regards to getting the right types of seeds that are suited to specific regions:
Of 1,059 organic farmers OSA surveyed for its report, 83 percent said organic seed mattered for the integrity of organic food production. Yet, only 27 percent of them use all organic seed. Organic vegetable farmers use less organic seed the bigger they get