Food Production

• Organic Postives

  • Less chemicals used - better for biodiversity
  • Possibly better for human health
• Organic Negatives

  • More expensive for the consumer
  • Lower crop yield (20% less) as less pesticides etc are used, need to use more land to get the same yield
• Intensive Positives

  • Large crop yield / less land needed
  • Food can be sold much cheaper
• Intensive Negatives

  • Chemical sprays are bad for biodiversity and farm worker's health
  • Chemicals may cause an increase in cancer
  • Single crops reduce biodiversity