Organic farming is widely perceived as being more environmentally friendly than
conventional farming. As a form of sustainable agriculture, it receives substantial support …

Organic agriculture and organic food have expanded in recent decades but have undergone
conventionalisation. Some claim that this contradicts some or all of the principles of …

Organic agriculture is considered an important component of sustainable development
because it promotes environmental sustainability and social responsibility, involving the use …

To address globalization challenges, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM] articulated the principles of organic agriculture through a worldwide …

The paper is based on selected findings of the research project EEC 2092/91 (Organic)
revision. It contributes to an improved understanding of the core ethical values associated …

It is debatable whether organic agriculture as a whole is conventionalizing, as historical data
are almost absent. However, a short overview of a few organic sectors in the Netherlands …

The focus on animal welfare in society has increased during the last 50 years. Animal
welfare legislation and private standards have developed, and today many farmers within …

Local production is becoming an increasingly important food attribute for consumers due to
inter alia recent food scandals and the growing complexity of food production. Especially in …

Organic farming has been regulated by EU law since the beginning of the 1990s. The
uniform EU-wide laws for the production, control, labelling and import of organic products …

The term “conventionalization” of organic agriculture was created to depict the
controversially discussed phenomenon that organic agriculture departs from the core …