Organic agriculture has a history of being contentious and is considered by some as an
inefficient approach to food production. Yet organic foods and beverages are a rapidly …

Meeting global demand of safe and healthy food for the ever-increasing population now and
into the future is currently a crucial challenge. Increasing crop production by preserving …

In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies,
agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This …

Organic agriculture is often proposed as a more sustainable alternative to current
conventional agriculture. We assess the current understanding of the costs and benefits of …

Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

Most efforts to improve agricultural production remain focused on practices driven by an
intensification agenda and not by an agroecological one. Agroecology transcends the …

Fertilizers are integral part of current agricultural production as they provide essential
mineral elements for positive crop growth and blossoming harvests. Even high yielding …

A key issue in the debate on the contribution of organic agriculture to the future of world
agriculture is whether organic agriculture can produce sufficient food to feed the world …

Organic agriculture refers to a farming system that enhance soil fertility through maximizing
the efficient use of local resources, while foregoing the use of agrochemicals, the use of …

To promote global food and ecosystem security, several innovative farming systems have
been identified that better balance multiple sustainability goals. The most rapidly growing …