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Hong Kong should promote organic farming
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it is more efficient and more economical livestock prefer organic feed Organic Foods are Nutritious and Healthy it promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health

it is more efficient and more economical
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fewer resources are needed to grow organic plants

fewer resources are needed to grow organic plants
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	crop yields are not as high as traditional farming

crop yields are not as high as traditional farming
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	organic yields are 95-100% of conventional yields

Organic Foods are Nutritious and Healthy
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organic crops contain much more vitamin C, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and useable protein organic vegetables have lower nitrate levels they can strengthen one's immune system they are high in antioxidants	they usually cost more than non-organically grown food

they usually cost more than non-organically grown food
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	if there's more supply due to more promotion, prices will come down consumers don't have to worry about food safety it's worth it to pay more for fresher and better tasting food there is no price too high for one's health

it's worth it to pay more for fresher and better tasting food
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you are what you eat

there is no price too high for one's health
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health is wealth

it promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health
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it uses compost to provide the soil with nutrients it excludes the use of pesticides it avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers it allows humans to go back to the basics

it uses compost to provide the soil with nutrients
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soil erosion is reduced

soil erosion is reduced
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	the humus particles in compost hold the soil together

it excludes the use of pesticides
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the natural defense mechanism of plants would not be lowered the environment would not be harmed

it avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers
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less energy is required to grow organic crops soil structure and quality would not be destroyed

soil structure and quality would not be destroyed
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	cover crops are grown to be turned back into the soil for nutrients and organic matter

cover crops are grown to be turned back into the soil for nutrients and organic matter
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	growing cover crops means less land is available to grow other profit-making food crops

growing cover crops means less land is available to grow other profit-making food crops
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	cover crops make money for growers in indirect ways

cover crops make money for growers in indirect ways
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they help suppress weeds and deter insect pests

they help suppress weeds and deter insect pests
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	they can be hosts to pests that attack crops