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of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence
from comparative research”, March 2019 https://orgprints.
org/34857/23/huber_2019_tropics.pdf
34. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL (2019) Media
Release: The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the
SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research.
06.03.2019:
“FiBL research results show that organic farming and
other agro-ecological methods can be more economically
beneficial for smallholder families in low-income countries
than conventional methods, despite lower yields in some
cases, as they require less capital and income can be
higher in terms of labour input. Hence, organic farming
can represent an economic advantage for smallholders in
addition to the well-known environmental benefits that this
agricultural system brings.”
35. Meinhausen, F., Toralf, R. et al. (2019) Group Certification.
Internal Control Systems in Organic Agriculture:
Significance, Opportunities and Challenges, the Research
Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), part of project
“Consolidation of Local Certification Bodies” (ConsCert).
Pdf available https://orgprints.org/35159/7/fibl-2019-ics.
pdf Media release available: https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/
documents/en/news/2019/mr_fibl_ConsCert_ICS_study.pdf
36. Huber, B. et al. (2019) The contribution of organic agriculture
in the tropics to sustainable development. Research
summary presentation for workshop “The Contribution
of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence
from comparative research”, March 2019 https://orgprints.
org/34857/23/huber_2019_tropics.pdf
37. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL (2019) Media
Release: The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the
SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research.
06.03.2019:
“FiBL research results show that organic farming and
other agro-ecological methods can be more economically
beneficial for smallholder families in low-income countries
than conventional methods, despite lower yields in some
cases, as they require less capital and income can be
higher in terms of labour input. Hence, organic farming
can represent an economic advantage for smallholders in
addition to the well-known environmental benefits that this
agricultural system brings.”
38. Soil Association Standards for Farming & Growing v. Jan
2020. Standard 1.2 and 2.3
39. Soil Association Standards for Farming & Growing v. Jan
2020. Standard 2.3
40. The Council of the European Union. Council Regulation (EC)
No 2018/848 (repealing 834/2007) General principles of EU
organic standards, Article 5a “the responsible use of energy and
natural resources, such as water, soil, organic matter and air”
41. Muller et al. (2016) Organic farming, climate change and
beyond. IFOAM EU and Fibl
42. Soil Association Standards for Farming & Growing v. Jan
2020. Standard 2.5.4
43. Smith et al. (2015) The energy efficiency of organic
agriculture: A review. Renewable Agriculture and Food
Systems, 30, 3
“organic farming performs better than conventional for
nearly all crop types when energy use is expressed on a unit
of area basis. Results are more variable per unit of product
due to the lower yield for most organic crops. For livestock,
ruminant production systems tend to be more energy
efficient under organic management due to the production
of forage in grass–clover leys. Conversely, organic poultry
tend to perform worse in terms of energy use as a result of
higher feed conversion ratios and mortality rates compared
to conventional fully housed or free-range systems. With
regard to energy sources, there is some evidence that organic
farms use more renewable energy and have less of an impact
on natural ecosystems. Human energy requirements on
organic farms are also higher as a result of greater system
diversity and manual weed control. Overall this review has
found that most organic farming systems are more energy
efficient than their conventional counterparts, although
there are some notable exceptions.”
44. Smith et al. (2015) The energy efficiency of organic
agriculture: A review. Renewable Agriculture and Food
Systems, 30, 3
45. Reganold and Wachter (2016). Organic Agriculture in the
Twenty First Century. Nature Plants, 2, 15221
46. Smith et al. (2015) The energy efficiency of organic
agriculture: A review. Renewable Agriculture and Food
Systems, 30, 3
“organic farming performs better than conventional for
nearly all crop types when energy use is expressed on a unit
of area basis. Results are more variable per unit of product
due to the lower yield for most organic crops. For livestock,
ruminant production systems tend to be more energy
efficient under organic management due to the production
of forage in grass–clover leys. Conversely, organic poultry
tend to perform worse in terms of energy use as a result of
higher feed conversion ratios and mortality rates compared
to conventional fully housed or free-range systems. With
regard to energy sources, there is some evidence that organic
farms use more renewable energy and have less of an impact
on natural ecosystems. Human energy requirements on
organic farms are also higher as a result of greater system
diversity and manual weed control. Overall this review has
found that most organic farming systems are more energy
efficient than their conventional counterparts, although
there are some notable exceptions.”
47. Soil Association Standards for Farming & Growing v. Jan
2020. Standard 2.5.4
48. Muller et al. (2016) Organic farming, climate change and
beyond. IFOAM EU and Fibl
49. Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
(UN FAO) Organic Agriculture and Climate Change,
Interdepartmental Working Group on Organic Agriculture,
Web page summary http://www.fao.org/organicag/oaspecialfeatures/oa-climatechange/en/
“Lower greenhouse gas emissions for crop production and
enhanced carbon sequestration, coupled with additional
benefits of biodiversity and other environmental services,
makes organic agriculture a farming method with many
advantages and considerable potential for mitigating and
adopting to climate change.”
50. Muller et al. (2016) Organic farming, climate change and
beyond. IFOAM EU and Fibl. This report calculates that if
the EU converted 50% of land to organic farming by 2030,
the changes to soil carbon sequestration and the avoidance
of mineral fertilizers could reduce or offset greenhouse
gas emissions equivalent to about 35% of total agricultural
greenhouse gas emissions.
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