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 …

Bangladesh's economy and livelihoods of majority of its population depend on agriculture.
Despite the importance of agriculture, ensuring food security is a concern because of …

The acceleration of ecological crises has driven a growing body of thinking on sustainability
transitions. Agroecology is being promoted as an approach that can address multiple crises …

The concept of socio-ecological resilience is applied to agricultural systems in general and
to the farm level in particular. Resilience has three defining characteristics: the amount of …

Traditional biomass remains the dominant contributor to the energy supply of a large
number of developing countries, where it serves the household energy needs of over a third …

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 …

Despite a common legal framework at EU-level, organic farming has developed differently in
Member States. Previous analyses showed the influence of various factors on the …

Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic
Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of …

Food processing influences perceptions of its naturalness. However, previously advanced
theses on the effect of processing do not adequately explain consumers' perceptions eg, for …

Experience of the drawbacks of a globalised and industrialised food system has generated
interest in localised food systems. Local food networks are regarded as more sustainable …