Modelling conventional and organic farming: a literature review [PDF]
NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2005 AbstractLiterature shows a significant development of organic farming in Europe but with considerable differences between countries. These depend on general agricultural policy (the set of regulations and laws), specific policy incentives, and also on differences in consumer behaviour.
Acs, S. +2 more
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Genetic Improvement of Livestock for Organic Farming Systems [PDF]
, 2003 Organic farming which experienced a constant rise over the last two decades is a system based on sustainability and on a concept tending towards functional integrity.
Boelling, D. +4 more
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Organic Agriculture: Conventional farming vs organic farming
, 2020 Organic farming is the process of growing crops or livestock without any use of inorganic substances, viz, inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). As the principle “feed the soil, not the plant” states, organic farming completely emphasizes on food security and soil health.
Nikumani Choudhury, Yadav, Arvind
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Comparing crop rotations between organic and conventional farming [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 AbstractCropland use activities are major drivers of global environmental changes and of farming system resilience. Rotating crops is a critical land-use driver, and a farmers’ key strategy to control environmental stresses and crop performances. Evidence has accumulated that crop rotations have been dramatically simplified over the last 50 years.
Barbieri, Pietro +2 more
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Assessment of the Economic Profitability of Fattening Selected Chicken Genotypes in an Organic Farm
Agriculture, 2023 The aim of this study was to evaluate whether production costs can be reduced and whether the profitability of organic chicken fattening can be increased by selecting the appropriate genotypes.
Kazimierz Obremski +6 more
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Molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in onion roots from organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2009 Diversity and colonization levels of naturally occurring arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in onion roots were studied to compare organic and conventional farming systems in the Netherlands.
Baar, J. +6 more
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Organic vs. Conventional Farming Systems
, 2003 Organic agriculture has become a major industry in the last decade, driven by increasing consumer demand, price premiums, and improving market opportunities. In 1977, a study was started at the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm to demonstrate two alternative farming systems.
Duffy, Michael +2 more
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Feasibility of Environmentally Friendly and Conventional Shallot Farming in Kulon Progo Regency [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesShallots cultivated by farmers in the Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, especially Bantul Regency and Kulon Progo Regency, have implemented environmentally friendly farming, apart from conventional farming.
Kamardiani Diah Rina +3 more
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Fungi in Danish soils under organic and conventional farming [PDF]
, 2004 A multi-soil study was conducted in Denmark including 29 sites, 8 classified as ‘Organic’, 11 as ‘Conventional with manure and synthetic fertilisers’ and 10 as ‘Conventional with synthetic fertilisers’.
Elmholt, S., Labouriau, R.
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A Comparison between Organic and Conventional Olive Farming in Messenia, Greece
Horticulturae, 2018 Olive farming is one of the most important occupations in Messenia, Greece. The region is considered the largest olive producer in the country and it is recognized as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for Kalamata olive oil, which is considered ...
Håkan Berg +2 more
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