There is a growing body of scientific research that indentifies organic farming as a positive solution to climate change with lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower fuel use, lower input costs, better water use efficiency, carbon sequestration, while maintaining higher yields than conventional agriculture.  It is significant with the rising price of oil and the huge cost increases in synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, Organic farming practices, can remove carbon dioxide from the air and sequester it in farmland.  Soil carbon ensures better water capture and retention, increased nutrient efficiency, especially nitrogen and phosphorous and also reduces soil loss and nutrient run off into rivers and sea.

Dr Paul Hepperly, Ph.D., research director at The Rodale Institute and Fulbright Scholar stated, "We've shown that organic practices can do better than anyone thought at sequestering carbon, and could counteract up to 40 percent of global greenhouse gas output.", www.rodaleintitute.org