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

In this paper, we describe the development of a set of guiding principles for the evaluation of
breeding techniques by the organic sector over time. The worldwide standards of organic …

Over the last several decades, policymakers and stakeholders in the European Union (EU)
have put considerable effort into increasing the adoption of organic farming, with the overall …

Despite a common legal framework at EU-level, organic farming has developed differently in
Member States. Previous analyses showed the influence of various factors on the …

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 …

This first sustained ethnographic study of organic agriculture outside the United States
traces its meanings, practices, and politics in two nations typically considered worlds apart …

Organic agriculture (OA) advocates against the application of chemical and genetically
modified (GM) materials on farms except those approved by the United States Department of …

Context: The problems that are most in need of interdisciplinary collaboration are “wicked
problems,” such as food crises, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development …

Against the background of the goals of the European Green Deal to reduce the use of
pesticides by 50% and fertilizers by 20% by 2030, the current analysis aims to:(1) identify …