Organic rice–prawn farming yields 20 % higher revenues

Green Investment Funds: Organic Farming

Principles of Organic Farming Prilmes.pmd

Acknowledgement We at the NAVDANYA wish to acknowledge the farmers contributions who for centuries have grown and conserved diversity in their fields. In particular, we want to thank all those farmers who, through their participation in our conservation efforts are in effect co-authors of this work and are changing India's farm destiny to one of hope and health. Publication of this volume has b...

Organic Farming and Climate Change

FOR TRADE INFORMATION SERVICES ID=39115 2007 F-11 ORG International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Organic Farming and Climate Change. Geneva: ITC, 2007. 27 p. Doc. No. MDS-08-152.E Study focusing on organic agriculture and mitigation and adaptation to predictable and unpredictable impacts of climate change looks at the general contribution of agricultu...

Does organic farming benefit biodiversity?

The intensification and expansion of modern agriculture is amongst the greatest current threats to worldwide biodiversity. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, dramatic declines in both range and abundance of many species associated with farmland have been reported in Europe, leading to growing concern over the sustainability of current intensive farming practices. Purportedly sustainable...

Organic Farming in Sri Lanka

The agricultural production system in Sri Lanka consists of two traditional and well-defined components. One is the plantation section, established during the colonial period, consisting of large units, and producing perennial crops such as coffee, tea, rubber, and coconut mainly for export. The other is the smallholder sector comprised of small farms which produce most of the country’s rice, v...