Organic Farming

Organic farming is an agricultural system which originated early in the 20th century in reaction to rapidly changing farming practices. Certified organic agriculture accounts for 70 million hectares globally, with over half of that total in Australia. Organic farming continues to be developed by various organizations today. It is defined by the use of fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. Biological pest control, mixed cropping and the fostering of insect predators are encouraged. Organic standards are designed to allow the use …

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AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 31 March 2024 English

The success of the Quebec pilot, combined with the identified need across the agriculture sector for more training opportunities for women led to the expansion of the program Canada-wide and …

installing solar heaters. The union also supports organic farming, extracting organic fertilizers, and spearheading


EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 14 March 2024 English

The novel is at its best when describing the particularities of Maja Lunde’s The History of Bees is the first of the Oslo-based beekeeping and the history of bee science. …

pesticides, of eight billion – are not addressed. Organic farming is suggested as habitat destruction from poor


EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 13 March 2024 English

it has reverberations for the areas around it as well.” As organizing efforts to protect the Sandy Lake-Sackville River area intensify, the integration of art and environmental activism is emerging …

pesticides, of eight billion – are not addressed. Organic farming is suggested as habitat destruction from poor


Invasive Species Council of BC · 22 February 2024 English

This fungal growth disrupts physiological processes appears on the muzzles, ears, and wing membranes of many such as thermoregulation and causes them to warm their bat species and can result …

some industries, such References/Links as organic farming, chemical pesticides are not an option, depending


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 January 2024 English

This report explores recent market trends in the tea sector and explains why sustainability standards and other value chain actors need to get better at recognizing the social and environmental …

Vietnam shows that farmers who transitioned to organic farming believed they enjoyed greater export opportunities In a bid to fully convert the country to organic farming and as a strategy to maintain foreign reserves


CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 12 December 2023 English

The role of financial Erika Shaker and Jon Milton / 31 The opinions expressed in institutions Beware of rent control bullying the Monitor are those of the authors and do …

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TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 27 October 2023 English

It uses the TEEB approach (stating the context, values, and purpose to be used for valuation) and valuation framework (indicating what impacts should be valued and why), known methodologies for …

assessment of the transition potential to organic farming, (ii) resulting ecosystem services modelling vulnerability of farmers. To encourage the adoption of organic farming, current subsidies should be restructured to


CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 14 September 2023 English

The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders of this report. [...] While …

land insecurity was also seen as a barrier to organic farming. As one farmer explained, it can take three three years to transition from conventional to organic farming, “so if the landowner changes their mind or


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 13 September 2023 English

This report explores how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) are being used in trade policy to increase the trade of more sustainable products between developing countries. This can lead to improved …

national accrediting processes and guidelines for organic farming in their jurisdictions and support the adoption has assisted in the development of local organic farming initiatives in the territory, such as the is no regional law or policy that defines organic farming in East Africa. Additionally, some EAC members building capacity and offering training in organic farming techniques; providing extension services and


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 September 2023 English

This report explores recent market trends in the sugar cane sector, what these trends mean for producers in developing countries, and what sustainability standards, governments, and private sector actors can …

health. In India, farmers who have switched to organic farming are experiencing improved soil nutrient levels


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