Krebs also argued that organic farming needs more land than technological methods to produce the same yield, which could be an increasing problem as the world\u2019s population is projected to grow from more than 7 billion people today to 9 to 12 billion by mid-century, requiring a correspondingly large rise in agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n
Krebs, formerly the first chief executive of the UK\u2019s Food Standards Agency<\/a> from 2000 to 2005, said in 2000 organic vegetables<\/a>were no more nutritious than those produced from other agricultural methods. He told the BBC in that year that people who bought organic food were<\/p>\n \u201cnot getting value for money, in my opinion and in the opinion of the Food Standards Agency, if they think they\u2019re buying food with extra nutritional quality or extra safety. We don\u2019t have the evidence to support those claims.\u201d<\/p>\n He also told the conference on Wednesday that the UK\u2019s soils could not be relied upon to continue to produce food at current levels in future decades, as they are likely to become much more eroded by rain and wind in future. Floods and droughts are both likely to become more common across Britain in a future of global warming, he noted.<\/p>\n Recommended for you 12 Toxic pesticides used in organic farming<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.fruitfulloffices.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/office-supplies-1024x319.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIf organic food is worse for the environment<\/a> and uses unregulated pesticide spraying, is it safe to buy?<\/h4>\n
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