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Re: Which NGO?
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Which NGO?
- From: John Schinnerer <eco_living@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:45:09 -0800 (PST)
- In-reply-to: <LISTMANAGER-137576-40122-2002.01.11-20.17.19--eco_living#yahoo.com@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Newsgroups: permaculture
Aloha,
>...The work of the NGO was mainly focused on the farmers growing
> export
> crops, mainly sugar cane, ... The NGO received prestigious awards
> for their impressive number crunching of hectares put into cane
> production, tons of fertilisers imported etc. ...
I'd appreciate knowing which NGO...
:-p
Besides the soil loss, commercial sugar cane is very chemical-intensive
in herbicides and pesticides, some staying land-borne and some going
down the rivers to the sea with the soil...
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John Schinnerer, MA
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Cultural & Ecological Designing
Food - Shelter - Community
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http://eco-living.net
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