See Our Stolen Future. Since 1960 pest problems have continued to escalate even though pesticide use has more than tripled. We are told that pesticides are needed for high yields to feed the world s population. NEWS - Vol. A landmark study of Yaqui Indian children in Mexico, showing differences in drawing ability between exposed and unexposed children plus many other disturbing differences.
Yields get better as organic practices are continued, and pest problems virtually disappear.
Natural pest controls, which are suppressed in chemical farming, get healthier and more effective every year. Our present practice is completely backwards . XI, No. 3, Summer 1986. See also NOHA NEWS , Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 1997.