Reducing pesticides without organic certification? Potentials and limits of an intermediate form of agricultural production

A growing number of farmers’ cooperatives cultivate crops without chemical pesticides, but also organic certification. How does this intermediate form agriculture between conventional and production function? What are the outcomes on cropland biodiversity? model contribute to transition toward more sustainable forms agriculture? We address these research questions using original data collected in AgroBioDiv project from cooperative “KraichgauKorn” based German Federal State Baden-Württemberg. This is a collection farmers, who refrain pesticide use during seasons for KraichgauKorn cereal grains. Our study finds higher levels weed species biodiversity KGK fields compared fields, lower than fields. In addition, endangered wild monitored by Baden-Württemberg were found with exhibiting highest presence flora. conclude that such kinds enterprises may indeed substantially successful transformation towards agricultural systems. Reducing pesticides certification? Potentials limits an productionAll authorsMarcus A. Koch , Jale Tosun Laura Kellermann Charlene Marek Markus Kiefer & Mike Thiv https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2202892Published online:01 May 2023Display full size