Organic agriculture : sustainability, markets and policies
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Organic agriculture : sustainability, markets and policies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , CABI, c2003
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- : CABI
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Description
Organic agriculture is one of the most rapidly developing market segments in OECD countries. Policy measures have been introduced in many of these countries to encourage and promote organic farming. But what is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development? What issues should be addressed by policies? And what are governments doing and how effective have their actions been? This book examines these issues. Based on papers presented at an OECD workshop held in September 2002 in Washington DC, it shows that organic agriculture is less stressful on the environment, but that its economic performance is mixed. The book also concludes that organic agriculture is disadvantaged by current support policies and that the proliferation of standards and labels may confuse consumers and inhibit trade. This book contains papers by the leading experts in the field and covers the key issues facing organic agriculture today. Anyone with an interest in organic agriculture will find this a fascinating and valuable book.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction 2: Organic agriculture, sustainability and policy, D Jones 3: What is organic agriculture? What I learned from my transition, B Liebhardt: PART I: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY 4: Organic agriculture and the environment - Overview 5: Organic agriculture and sustainability: Environmental aspects, S Dabbert 6: Organic farming and nature conservation, W Vetterli, R Perkins, J Clay and E Guttenstein 7: The biodiversity benefits of organic farming, H Bartram and A Perkins 8: Productivity of organic and conventional cropping systems, T BruulsemaOrganic agriculture and the environment - Case studies 9: Organic farming and bird communities in intensive orchards in Northern Italy, M Genghini, S Gellini and M Gustin 10: Considerations on benefits to environment and animal welfar of organic agriculture in the Netherlands, E Regouin 11: Soil quality of organically managed citrus orchards in the Mediterranean area, S Canali 12: Energy balance comparison of organic and conventional farming, T Dalgaard, M Kelm, M Wachendorf, F Taube and R DalgaardEconomic and social aspects of organic agriculture 13: The profitability of organic farming in Europe, H Nieberg and F Offermann 14: Farm-level impacts of organic production systems, J Hanson 15: Economic perspectives of Korean organic agriculture, C-G Kim 16: A social agenda for organic agriculture, T Cierpka and B GeierPART II: THE ORGANIC MARKET 17: Marketing and trading issues for organic products 18: The organic market in OECD Countries: Past growth, current status and future potential, D Hallam 19: Emerging Issues in the Marketing and trade of organic products, D Giovannucci 20: International harmonisation of organic standards and guarantee systems, D Bowen 21: International and national standards and impacts on trade: The Swiss perspective, P AebiIssues for producers of organic products 22: What are the key issues faced by producers in the organic food and fibre sector? E Wynen 23: Pollution threats to organic production and products, M Helfter 24: To convert or not to convert to organic farming, E RegouinIssues for consumers of organic products 25: What are the key issues for consumers? W Lockeretz 26: Organic agriculture - the consumers' perspective, Consumers International 27: Consumer preferences for organic foods, M Weir, L G Hansen, L M Andersen and K MillockPART III: POLICY APPROACHES TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 28: Labelling, standards and regulations 29: The role of consumer demand, Government standards and market facilitation, K Merrigan 30: The impact of consumer standards and market facilitation in Korea, G-H Kim 31: Organic agriculture and national legislation in Turkey, M Ozkan 32: Organic agriculture in Japan: Development of a labelling scheme and production policies, Y Yokoi 33: Organic farming in Poland - Past, present and future perspectives, J TyburskiConversion and support payments 34: From conversion payments to integrated action plans in the European Union, N Lampkin 35: The influence of the common agricultural policy of the EU on the competitiveness of organic farming, F Offermann 36: Norwegian experience with conversion ad support payments, K Orlund 37: Do support payments for organic farming achieve environmental goals efficiently? L-B JacobsenResearch information and communication 38: The role of research, information and communication, J Michelsen 39: New Zealand's organic agriculture: The government's role, P Kettle 40: INRA and organic farming: Towards a research programme, B Sylvander and S Bellon 41: Dutch policy on organic agriculture: A market-oriented approach, G Nuytens-Vaarkamp 42: Ways to improve the organic food chain - A consumer-oriented approach, B Brandtner and E Hoebaus 43: Organic food for public institutions, T Rech"
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