Organic agriculture can contribute to meaningful socio-economic and ecologically
sustainable development, especially in poorer countries. This is due on the one hand to the …

This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture
(OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in …

Organic agriculture is frequently understood as a system of food production and
consumption proper to environmentally-and health-conscious people of the developed …

Organic agriculture is being promoted against a background of intensive discussions about
production methods, food and feed quality and renewable resources, with the overall aim of …

Agroecology–as a scientific discipline and as an approach to sustainable farming practice–
has objectives similar to those of organic agriculture. The paper sharpens the profile of both …

Organic farming is a promising agricultural method with positive effects on the human
ecological and social environment. Governments have taken over a major role in defining …

Organic agriculture is practised in 188 countries, and more than 96 million hectares of
agricultural land are managed organically by at least 4.5 million farmers. Global sales of …

Organic agriculture is practised in 191 countries, and more than 76 million hectares of
agricultural land are managed organically by at least 3.7 million farmers. Global sales of …

The greatest challenge for agriculture is to reduce the trade-offs between productivity and
long-term sustainability. Therefore, it is interesting to analyse organic agriculture which is a …

Organic agriculture is often perceived as more sustainable than conventional farming. We
review the literature on this topic from a global perspective. In terms of environmental and …