• Competitive yields: In the developing world, organic production systems far out-produce Green Revolution methods; while in the developed world, Organic production systems can compete with conventional production. (See numerous citations in Section Two above.)
• Improved soil: Organic production methods increase soil organic matter, water infiltration rates and water holding capacity,making more water available to plants per inch of rainfall received. Soils with less organic matter allow more surface runoff (removing topsoil and nutrients with the water), permit higher surface evaporation, and retain much less water within the soil structure. (Veenstra et al. 2006; Lotter et al. 2003; Pimentel et al. 2005).