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ARTICLES RELATED TO Organic farming - Overview | | | |  Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - OverviewOrganic farming excludes the use of synthetic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In many countries the use of veterinary drugs is excluded. In a number of countries, including the US, Bulgaria, Iceland, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, India, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and in the EU, organic farming is also defined by law, so that the commercial use of the term organic to describe farming and f ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Overview |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Overview Organic farming excludes the use of synthetic inputs, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In many countries the use of veterinary drugs is excluded. In a number of countries, including the US, Bulgaria, Iceland, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, India, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Costa Rica, Tunisia, and in the EU, organic farming is also defined by law, so that the commercial use of the term organic to describe farming and food product ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Overview |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Issues All aspects of organic farming and organic food are under debate. Environmentalists, food safety advocates, various consumer protection, social justice and labor groups, small independent farmers, and a growing number of food consumers are ranged against agribusiness and current government agricultural policies.
The controversy centers on the overall value and safety of chemical agriculture, with organic farming popularly regarded as the "opposite" of modern, large-scale, chemical-based, vertically integrated, corporate food production. As public awareness increases, there are a number of obstacles ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Issues |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Issues Intense debate surrounds all aspects of organic farming and organic food. Environmentalists, food safety advocates, various consumer protection, social justice and labor groups, small independent farmers, and a growing number of food consumers - among others - are ranged against agribusiness and many existing and proposed government agricultural policies.
The controversy centers around the overall value and safety of chemical agriculture, with organic farming popularly regarded as the "opposite" of modern, large-scale, chemical-based, ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Issues |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Standards Increasingly, organic farming is defined by formal standards regulating production methods, and in some cases, final output. Two types of standard exist, voluntary and legislated. As early as the 1970s, private associations created standards, against which organic producers could voluntarily have themselves certified. In the 1980s, governments began to produce organic production guidelines. Beginning in the 1990s, a trend toward legislation of standards began, most notably with the European Union.
An international framework for organi ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Standards |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Productivity A 22-year farm trial study by Cornell University published in 2005 concluded that organic farming produces the same corn and soybean yields as conventional methods, but consumes less energy and contains no pesticide residues. However, a prominent 21-year Swiss study found an average of 20% lower organic yields over conventional, along with 50% lower expenditure on fertilizer and energy, and 97% less pesticides[3]. A major US survey published ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Productivity |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - The future Organic farming is at a crossroads. Despite the growth in the organic food market over the last decade, the future of the small, independent farmer, organic or otherwise, is as much in jeopardy now as it has been in recent decades. The local infrastructure to support small farmers is all but non-existent in most developed nations - the current food distribution system favors high-volume production, and large farming operations. What is commonly known as "organic farming" may chan ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - The future |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Methods Organic farming involves fostering natural processes, often over extended periods of time, and a holistic approach. Chemical-based farming focuses on immediate, isolated effects and reductionist strategies, often based primarily on the desire for profits. In large commercial operations, technology is used to regulate local conditions—hybrid seed, synthetic chemicals, high-volume irrigation—while sophisticated machinery does most of the work, and operators' feet may seldom touch the ground. Beyond the st ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Methods |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - History The organic movement began as a reaction of insiders (agricultural scientists and farmers) against the industrialization of agriculture. For some time it remained below the awareness of the food buyer. As the contrasts between organics and the new conventional agriculture grew, so to did public awareness of organic farming. This led to a distinct organic market, and, eventually, a grassroots consumer cause.
Advances in biochemistry, (nitrogen fertilizer) and engineering (the internal combustion engine) in the early 20th century led to ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Standards, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - Certification, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - History |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - History The development of organic farming is one of methods and markets. It is also largely the history of the organic movement, which began as an insiders group of agricultural scientists and farmers, and later expanded to become a grassroots consumer cause. Initially, organics focused on the methods, as a definite reaction against the industrialization of agriculture, and remained below the awareness of the food buyer. Only when the contrasts between organics and the new conventional agriculture became overwhelming, did organics rise to the attention of the public, creating a distinct organic ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - History |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - The future Organic farming is at a crossroads. Despite the growth in the organic food market over the last decade, the future of the small, independent farmer, organic or otherwise, is as much in jeopardy now as it has been in recent decades. The local infrastructure to support small farmers is all but non-existent in most developed nations - the current food distribution system favors high-volume production, and large farming operations. What is commonly known as "organic farming" may chan ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - The future |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Methods Organic farming incorporates scientific knowledge and comprehensive traceability with traditional farming practices, based on knowledge and techniques gathered over thousands of years of agriculture to improve the social, economic and ecological sustainability of agricultural systems. It is easiest to describe by contrasting it with modern commercial techniques.
In general terms, organic farming involves natural processes, often taking place over extended periods of time, and a holistic approach, while chemical-based farming focuses o ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Methods |
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| | | | Organic farming - Overview: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Productivity A 22-year farm trial study by Cornell University published on July 13, 2005 concluded that Organic farming produces the same corn and soybean yields as conventional farms, but consumes less energy and contains no pesticide residues. However, a prominent 21-year Swiss study found an average 20% lower organic yields over conventional methods, along with 50% lower expenditure on fertilizer and energy, and 97% less pesticides[2]. A major US surv ...
See also:Organic farming, Organic farming - Overview, Organic farming - Methods, Organic farming - Soil fertility, Organic farming - Pest control, Organic farming - Crop planning, Organic farming - Livestock, Organic farming - Organic farming systems, Organic farming - Productivity, Organic farming - History, Organic farming - Pre-World War II, Organic farming - Post-World War II, Organic farming - 21st Century, Organic farming - Issues, Organic farming - Pesticides, Organic farming - Genetically modified organisms, Organic farming - The environment, Organic farming - Food contamination, Organic farming - Food quality, Organic farming - Soil conservation, Organic farming - Government subsidies, Organic farming - Rural infrastructure, Organic farming - Sustainability, Organic farming - The future Read more here: » Organic farming: Encyclopedia II - Organic farming - Productivity |
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