 According to a 2012 study in ScienceDigest, organic best management practices shows an average yield only 13% less than conventional.In the world's poorer nations where most of the world's hungry live, and where conventional agriculture's expensive inputs are not affordable by the majority of farmers, adopting organic management actually increases yields 93% on average, and could be an important part of increased food security.Organic agriculture can contribute to ecological sustainability, especially in poorer countries.