Organic chocolate production saves energy

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The industrialization of agriculture has often led to lower efficiency, pollution and greater dependence on non-renewable energy. Organic agriculture and traditional agriculture are thus potential alternatives. Agronomist Pérez Neira studied the energetic and economic behavior of cacao in traditional, semi-intensive traditional, technified and organic farms in Ecuador. Results show that well-managed organic farms improve energy efficiency by comparison with technified or semi-intensive management strategies, and also improves the economic performance.

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