Organic agriculture, food security, and the environment

EM Meemken, M Qaim - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
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 …

Organic agriculture in the twenty-first century

JP Reganold, JM Wachter - Nature plants, 2016 - nature.com
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 …

Health motive and the purchase of organic food: A meta‐analytic review

J Rana, J Paul - International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There are many empirically determined influential factors known to control the organic food
purchase behaviour. Of these known factors‐health, product quality and concern for natural …

Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review

A Mie, HR Andersen, S Gunnarsson, J Kahl… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarises existing evidence on the impact of organic food on human health. It
compares organic vs. conventional food production with respect to parameters important to …

Many shades of gray—The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture

V Seufert, N Ramankutty - Science advances, 2017 - science.org
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 …

Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: a systematic literature review and meta …

M Barański, D Średnicka-Tober, N Volakakis… - British Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Demand for organic foods is partially driven by consumers' perceptions that they are more
nutritious. However, scientific opinion is divided on whether there are significant nutritional …

Dietary factors affecting polyphenol bioavailability

T Bohn - Nutrition reviews, 2014 - academic.oup.com
While many epidemiological studies have associated the consumption of polyphenols within
fruits and vegetables with a decreased risk of developing several chronic diseases …

Are organic foods safer or healthier than conventional alternatives? A systematic review

C Smith-Spangler, ML Brandeau… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: The health benefits of organic foods are unclear. Purpose: To …

Food quality assessment in organic vs. conventional agricultural produce: Findings and issues

T Gomiero - Applied Soil Ecology, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic food is increasingly attracting the interest of consumers, as it is perceived to be
healthier than food produced by conventional agriculture, and to be more sustainable for the …

Soil health and nutrient density: beyond organic vs. conventional farming

DR Montgomery, A Biklé - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Controversy has long surrounded the question of nutritional differences between crops
grown organically or using now-conventional methods, with studies dating back to the 1940s …