Organic Farming Provides Reliable Environmental Benefits but Increases Variability in Crop Yields: A Global Meta-Analysis

Smith, Olivia M.; Cohen, Abigail; Rieser, Cassandra J.; Davis, Alexandra G.; Taylor, Joseph M.; Adesanya, Adekunle W.; Jones, Matthew; Meier, Amanda R.; Reganold, John P.; Orpet, Robert J.; Northfield, Tobin D.; Crowder, David W.

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2019.00082

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“…Lotter [12] and Smith et al [26] noted a lower level of economic efficiency of organic farms associated with lower crop yields. Moreover, the level of operating expenses is lower than that of conventional enterprises, with a higher price level for such products, which increases gross profit per hectare of organic land.…”

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“…Kulish emphasized that organic production can be used as an alternative model of management that does not use any chemicals [25]. Lotter [12] and Smith [26] identified the positive environmental impact of organic farming. They note that organic farming contributes to the conservation of biological diversity, nutrients in the soil, and reduces the level of wind flow and water erosion.…”

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Analysis of Production and Sales of Organic Products in Ukrainian Agricultural Enterprises

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As organic farming gains more popularity across the world, it is important to discuss the underlying trends of its development in Ukraine, who is an important agricultural producer. Organic farming may have lower environmental pressures-therefore, we seek to identify the major trends in the production and sales of the organic agricultural products in Ukraine. In this study, data on the production structure, costs, and selling prices from Ukrainian enterprises are analyzed. Conventional and organic enterprises are contrasted in order to identify the possibilities for the development of organic agriculture in Ukraine. Our results suggest that enterprises that use organic farming in Ukraine tend to produce higher output per hectare, as opposed to those engaged in conventional farming. However, labor profitability remains low in labor-intensive organic farming, especially in larger companies, and organic products remain a low percentage of Ukraine's agricultural exports. This calls for further study into the development of organic production and consumption in the domestic market, as well as the implementation of appropriate certification practices in order to ensure the growth of organic exports.

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Analysis of Production and Sales of Organic Products in Ukrainian Agricultural Enterprises

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“…In the environmental dimension, a range of indicators were identified that covered topics of energy and water use, pollution, agrobiodiversity and animal welfare ( Table 2). Most of these topics are well-covered in the literature comparing OA to conventional production (Schramski et al, 2013;Seufert and Ramankutty, 2017;Smith O. M et al, 2019). However, animal welfare has received less attention, despite promise as a key topic to represent OA in comparison to other systems (van der Werf et al, 2020).…”

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Representative Farm-Based Sustainability Assessment of the Organic Sector in Switzerland Using the SMART-Farm Tool

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“…Two global meta-analyses concluded that across all crops the average yield of organic production is 20-25% lower than conventional production, whereas vegetables can have up to even 33% lower yields in an organic system [15,16]. In addition to lower yields, organic production can have a relatively high yield variability [2,17].…”

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Organic Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Production Has an Advantage over Conventional in Quantity as Well as in Quality

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Organic production is one of the fastest growing food sectors globally. However, average yield in organic vegetable production is up to 33% lower than in conventional production. This difference could be due to higher fertilization rates in conventional, compared to organic, farming. We aimed to compare yield and quality characteristics of carrots produced under equal nitrogen fertilization rates over four years in organic and conventional conditions. We found a 14.5% higher marketable, and 10.0% lower discarded, yield in the organic compared to the average conventional treatments. In addition, carrots managed organically had 14.1% lower nitrate and 10.0% higher vitamin C content than carrots managed conventionally. There were no convincing effects of cultivation system on the nitrogen, total sugar, or dry matter content of carrots. Organically managed carrots were free of pesticide residues, while several residues were found in carrots managed conventionally. Our study reveals that organic management of carrots may exceed that of conventional methods in yield and several quality characteristics, while being free of pesticide residues. Organic fertilizer gave an advantage over mineral fertilizer, when equal rates of nitrogen were used in both production systems.

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Organic Farming Provides Reliable Environmental Benefits but Increases Variability in Crop Yields: A Global Meta-Analysis

Cited by 106 publications

References 40 publications

Analysis of Production and Sales of Organic Products in Ukrainian Agricultural Enterprises

Analysis of Production and Sales of Organic Products in Ukrainian Agricultural Enterprises

Representative Farm-Based Sustainability Assessment of the Organic Sector in Switzerland Using the SMART-Farm Tool

Organic Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Production Has an Advantage over Conventional in Quantity as Well as in Quality

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