- In addition to improving efficiency and increasing productivity, it also avoids risks to
human health and animal welfare. Because of limitations to understanding ecological systems and
agriculture, a cautious approach is needed when assessing new technologies and existing technical
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methods. For organic agriculture, choosing technology shall emphasize prevention and
responsibility to ensure that organic agriculture is healthy, safe and ecologically reasonable.
Organic agriculture refuses unpredictable technology such as genetic engineering and ionizing
radiation to avoid introducing risks to the health or to the environment.