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Organic agriculture : sustainability, markets and policies.
LIBRA S605.5 .O37 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Government document
- Conference Name:
- OECD Workshop on Organic Agriculture (2002 : Washington, D.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Organic farming--OECD countries--Congresses.
- Organic farming.
- Organic farming--Economic aspects--OECD countries--Congresses.
- Organic farming--Environmental aspects--OECD countries--Congresses.
- Organic farming--Environmental aspects.
- Organic farming--Economic aspects.
- OECD countries.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- 406 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; Wallingford, UK : CABI Pub., [2003]
- Summary:
- What is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development? What issues should be addressed by policies? What are governments doing and how effective have their actions been? This book examines these issues. It is based on papers presented at an OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) workshop held in September 2002 in Washington DC.
- Contents:
- Organic agriculture, sustainability and policy / Darryl Jones 17
- What is organic agriculture? What I learned from my transition / Bill Liebhardt 31
- Part I. Organic Agriculture and Sustainability
- Chapter 1. Organic Agriculture and the Environment
- Overview
- Organic agriculture and sustainability: environmental aspects / Stephan Dabbert 51
- Organic farming and nature conservation / Walter Vetterli, Richard Perkins, Jason Clay, Elizabeth Guttenstein 65
- The biodiversity benefits of organic farming / Hannah Bartram, Allan Perkins 77
- Productivity of organic and conventional cropping systems / Tom Bruulsema 95
- Chapter 2. Organic Agriculture and the Environment
- Case Studies
- Considerations of the environmental and animal welfare benefits of organic agriculture in the Netherlands / Eric Regouin 103
- Soil quality of organically managed citrus orchards in the Mediterranean area / Stefano Canali 115
- Energy balance comparison of organic and conventional farming / Tommy Dalgaard, Michael Kelm, Michael Wachendorf, Friedhelm Taube, Randi Dalgaard 127
- Chapter 3. Economic and Social Aspects of Organic Agriculture
- The profitability of organic farming in Europe / Hiltrud Nieberg, Frank Offermann 141
- Farm-level impacts of organic production systems / James Hanson 153
- Economic perspectives of Korean organic agriculture / Chang-Gil Kim 157
- A social agenda for organic agriculture / Thomas Cierpka, Bernward Geier 171
- Part II. The Organic Market
- Chapter 4. Marketing and Trading Issues for Organic Products
- The organic market in OECD countries: past growth, current status and future potential / David Hallam 179
- Emerging issues in the marketing and trade of organic products / Daniele Giovannucci 187
- International harmonisation of organic standards and guarantee systems / Diane Bowen 199
- International and national standards and their impact on trade: the Swiss perspective / Patrik Aebi 203
- Chapter 5. Issues for Producers of Organic Products
- What are the key issues faced by organic producers? / Els Wynen 207
- Pollution threats to organic production and products / Michel Helfter 221
- To convert or not to convert to organic farming / Eric Regouin 227
- Chapter 6. Issues for Consumers of Organic Products
- What are the key issues for consumers? / William Lockeretz 239
- Organic agriculture: the consumers' perspective / Bjarne Pedersen 245
- Consumer preferences for organic foods / Mette Weir, Lars Gaarn Hansen, Laura Moerch Andersen, Katrin Millock 257
- Part III. Policy Approaches to Organic Agriculture
- Chapter 7. Labelling, Standards and Regulations
- The role of government standards and market facilitation / Kathleen Merrigan 277
- The impact of consumer standards and market facilitation in Korea / Gi-Hun Kim 285
- Organic agriculture and national legislation in Turkey / Meral Ozkan 289
- Organic agriculture in Japan: development of a labelling scheme and production policies / Yukio Yokoi 295
- Organic farming in Poland: past, present and future perspectives / Jozef Tyburski 301
- Chapter 8. Conversion and Support Payments
- From conversion payments to integrated action plans in the European Union / Nicolas Lampkin 313
- The influence of the EU Common Agricultural Policy on the competitiveness of organic farming / Frank Offermann 329
- Norwegian experience with conversion and support payments for organic farming / Kristin Orlund 337
- Do support payments for organic farming achieve environmental goals efficiently? / Lars-Bo Jacobsen 345
- Chapter 9. Research, Information and Communication
- The role of research, information and communication / Johannes Michelsen 367
- New Zealand's organic agriculture: the government's role / Peter Kettle 379
- INRA and organic farming: towards a research programme / Bertil Sylvander, Stephane Bellon 383
- Dutch policy on organic agriculture: a market-oriented approach / Gabrielle Nuytens-Vaarkamp 393
- Ways to improve the organic food chain: a consumer-oriented approach / Bettina Brandtner, Erhard Hoebaus 399
- Organic food for public institutions / Thomas Rech 401.
- Notes:
- Papers from the OECD Workshop on Organic Agriculture held September 23-26, 2002 in Washington, D.C.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9264101500
- 0851997406
- OCLC:
- 57145386
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