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Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges
Jouzi, Zeynab; Azadi, Hossein; Taheri, Fatemeh et al.
2017In Ecological Economics, 132 (February 2017), p. 144-154
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Keywords :
Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming; Food security; Food safety; Population growth; Sustainable livelihood
Abstract :
[en] Producing enough food to meet the needs of a growing population has always been the greatest concern of food policy-makers around the world. Given the increasing attention to organic farming (OF), we conducted this study to investigate the main opportunities and challenges of the food production system of small-scale farmers in developing countries with an emphasis on their livelihoods. The study showed that the most significant advantages of OF are environmental protection and a higher resilience to environmental changes, increasing farmers' income and reducing external input cost, enhancing social capacity and increasing employment opportunities. A s well as enhancing food security primarily by increasing the food purchasing power of local people. However, the main challenges of this food production system include lower yields in comparison to conventional systems, difficulties with soil nutrient management, certification and market barriers, and the educational and research needs of small-holders. The paper concludes that even though OF might present some significant challenges to small-scale farmers, it could/should still be considered as a part of the solution and means of improving their livelihoods.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Jouzi, Zeynab
Azadi, Hossein  ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Economie et développement rural
Taheri, Fatemeh
Zarafshani, Kiumars
Gebrehiwot, Kindeya
Van Passel, Steven
Lebailly, Philippe  ;  Université de Liège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Economie et développement rural
Language :
English
Title :
Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Ecological Economics
ISSN :
0921-8009
eISSN :
1873-6106
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
132
Issue :
February 2017
Pages :
144-154
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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