The number of organic farms was rising in Germany before the scare, said Thomas Dosch, head of the ecological farming association, Bioland.

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The organization accepts sponsorship dollars from food-related companies that pay family farmers a fair price, have ecological standards for farming practices, and make their commitment to sustainable and family farming known to their customers.

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Critics of this kind of farming point to its limited social benefits, and to its ecological costs, which include soil erosion and the heavy use of chemicals.

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