Grasses as well as leguminous and non-leguminous broadleaves are the major categories
of commonly grown cover crops worldwide. This review focuses on the contribution of cover …

Organic agriculture has a history of being contentious and is considered by some as an
inefficient approach to food production. Yet organic foods and beverages are a rapidly …

In the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global
temperature increase to 1.5° C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important …

Current conventional agriculture is considered unsustainable and inadequate to address
great societal challenges such as climate change, environmental pollution, food security …

Strong feedback between global biodiversity loss and persistent, extreme rural poverty are
major challenges in the face of concurrent food, energy, and environmental crises. This …

Background: Studies investigating diet-related environmental impacts have rarely
considered the production method of the foods consumed. The objective of the present …

The principal goal of the organic farming system (OFS) is to develop enterprises that are
sustainable and harmonious with the environment. Unfortunately, the OFS yields fewer …

Organic farming has been identified as promoting soil quality even though tillage is used for
weed suppression. Adopting zero tillage and other conservation tillage practices can …

This study examined the structural variables affecting the environmental effects of organic
farming compared to those of conventional farming. A meta-analysis based on 107 studies …

Conventional intensive tillage is a widespread soil management practice that controls
weeds and promotes nutrient mineralization at the expense of a degraded soil structure and …