The crop yield for organically grown vegetables is typically lower than are those produced conventionally with pesticides and in some cases as GMOs. Food insecurity is affected directly since the available supply is lower. But in addition, the costs may be out of reach for lower income families due to basic economics of supply/demand on top of more costly production in the case of organic foods (regulatory costs, lower yield per acre, higher damage and spoilage from pests). Land use for organic farming also displaces the use of that same land for higher yielding conventional crops.

That being said, I eat organic produce almost exclusively, due to the endocrine disruptive qualities of many pesticides which work by damaging or destroying the reproductive systems of insects. Disruption of endocrine function is associated with higher incidence of chronic illness.

Conventional farming is better apt to solve for the immediate need for food supply and affordability, but at the same time is more likely to contribute to long-term health issues. Development of long-term health issues is not always a consideration in discussions of food insecurity, as malnutrition is acute and palpable, whereas chronic disease starts silently and over a long period of time and is therefore not considered on the same radar. Nevertheless, endocrine disruptors have a health impact - the rapid rise in diabetes over recent decades is multi-factorial, but likely related as some evidence now shows.

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For more info:

https://iivr.icar.gov.in/sites/default/files/Technical%20Bulletins/Final%20Bulletin_77.pdf

Best wishes..

Rajiv ..

You may find this info useful:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12007852_Nutritional_Quality_of_Organic_Versus_Conventional_Fruits_Vegetables_and_Grains

Dear Rajiv .. See the following useful RG links : Article Organic Agriculture, Food Security, and the Environment

https://unctad.org/en/docs/ditcted200715_en.pdf

https://eorganic.org/node/1493

Kindly see also the following useful links: https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/5610

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/2086/pdf?version=1510642472

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.806420/full

Although in vitro studies of organic fruits and vegetables consistently demonstrate that organic foods have greater antioxidant activity, are more potent suppressors of the mutagenic action of toxic compounds, and inhibit the proliferation of certain cancer cell lines, in vivo studies of antioxidant activity in humans have failed to demonstrate additional benefit. Clear health benefits from consuming organic dairy products have been demonstrated in regard to allergic dermatitis.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20359265/

Christine Updegraff, thank you very much for your response and valuable information.

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Some studies revealed that organically grown fruits and vegetables (especially leafy vegetables) had a higher amount of vitamins than conventionally grown products, mainly, Vitamins C and E, whereas some studies have revealed no difference. Therefore, definitive proofs as to whether organically grown vegetables do provide for nutritional security in a holistic way are still scanty.

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816011-4.00008-2

C K Gomathy, thank you very much for your valuable support and interesting information.

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Len Leonid Mizrah, thank you very much for your support and interesting information.

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Arbind K. Choudhary, thank you very much for your valuable support and interesting information.

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Aref Wazwaz, thank you very much for your response and valuable information.

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Arbind K. Choudhary, again thank you very much for your valuable support and blessings.

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You are most welcome dear Rajiv ..

Wish you the best always.

Organic foods contain higher levels of certain nutrients, lower levels of pesticides, and may provide more health benefits for the consumer. Organically grown vegetables/foods contribute to nutrition security https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20359265/

https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/79861

Any benefit from organic foods is minor and always oversold propaganda. However yield of organic food production is certainly lower than that of conventional farming.

Phil Geis, thank you very much for your valuable support and interesting information.

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Phil Geis, thank you very much for your valuable support and interesting information.

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Phil Geis, thank you very much for your valuable support and interesting information.

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Interesting question? Organic agriculture also helps to increase resistance to pests and diseases, which is crucial to building food security. Recent analysis suggests that organic farming offers a way to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides for the management of animal pests and pathogens without increasing their levels of infestation. Apart from a minor population of privileged consumers willing to pay a slightly higher price for products labeled as 'organic', the long-term benefits of organic farming are relatively limited when it comes to sustaining the enormous agricultural needs of a country. Under the right circumstances, the market returns from organic agriculture can potentially contribute to local food security by increasing family incomes. It improves the soil's chemical properties such as supply and retention of soil nutrients, reduces nutrient loss into water bodies and environment and promotes favorable chemical reactions.