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Organic farming
About: Organic farming is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7254 publications have been published within this topic receiving 138030 citations. The topic is also known as: pertanian organik & organic farming.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a consumer survey from the Hamar region in Southern Norway provided information on a number of these issues, and a rapid food system appraisal and a seminar revealed concerns among organic farmers in the region.
372 citations
TL;DR: Berry, P. M., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Philipps, L., Hatch, D. J., Cuttle, S. P., Rayns, F. W., Gosling, P., and Gosling et al. as discussed by the authors proposed that the productivity of organic farms is restricted by the supply of available nitrogen.
Abstract: Berry, P. M., Sylvester-Bradley, R., Philipps, L., Hatch, D. J., Cuttle, S. P., Rayns, F. W., Gosling, P. (2002). Is the productivity of organic farms restricted by the supply of available nitrogen? Soil Use and Management, 18, (Suppl.1), 248-255. Special issue - Soil fertility in organically managed soils Sponsorship: DEFRA
350 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the long-term effects of organic and conventional farming on selected properties of the same soil and found that organic-farmed soil had significantly higher organic matter content, thicker topsoil depth, higher polysaccharide content, lower modulus of rupture and less soil erosion than the conventional farming soil.
Abstract: Conventional, intensive tillage farming systems have greatly increased crop production and labour efficiency But, serious questions are being raised about the energy-intensive nature of these systems and their adverse effects on soil productivity and environmental quality1,2 This concern has led to an increasing interest in organic farming systems because they may reduce some of the negative effects of conventional agriculture on the environment3,4 We compare the long-term effects (since 1948) of organic and conventional farming on selected properties of the same soil The organically-farmed soil had significantly higher organic matter content, thicker topsoil depth, higher polysaccharide content, lower modulus of rupture and less soil erosion than the conventionally-farmed soil This study indicates that, in the long term, the organic farming system was more effective than the conventional farming system in reducing soil erosion and, therefore, in maintaining soil productivity
346 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated economic-environmental accounting framework was applied to three case study farms in Tuscany (Italy) covering different farming systems (FSs) and different spatial scales.
345 citations
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01 Jan 2000
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe in detail the environmental and resource use impacts of organic farming relative to conventional farming systems, based on a set of environmental indicators for the agricultural sector on a European level.
Abstract: Organic farming has become an important element of European agri-environmental policy due to increasing concern about the impact of agriculture on the environment. This book describes in detail the environmental and resource use impacts of organic farming relative to conventional farming systems, based on a set of environmental indicators for the agricultural sector on a European level. The policy relevance of the results is also discussed in detail.
344 citations