Does a higher environmental consciousness of farmers reduce expectations for financial compensation? A choice experiment to improve the organic farming intervention in Romania
The European Green Deal sets an ambitious target of 25 % of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. Eastern European countries, where small-scale agriculture predominates, still face significant challenges in meeting this goal. In Romania, although the organic sector has grown substantially, the proportion of certified land remains among the lowest in the EU. The […]
Exploring intentions to convert into organic farming in small-scale agriculture: Social embeddedness in extended theory of planned behaviour framework
CONTEXT The European Union actively supports and promotes the development of more sustainable and resilient farming systems and contributes to the significant expansion of organic farming. Despite the considerable growth of the organic agricultural sector, this process faces several structural challenges, especially in countries with fragmented agriculture, such as Romania, where small-scale farming dominates. Small-scale […]
Seminario FIBL: "Agroecologia e agricoltura biologica e il loro contributo alla sicurezza alimentare globale"
Un gruppo di ricercatori del FiBL (Haruk Cicek, Amritbir Riar, Chloé Durot, Milka Kiboi e Akanksha Singh) ha presentato a Berlino i risultati delle proprie ricerche sulle prestazioni dell’agricoltura biologica e dell’agroecologia nellR…
How is organic farming performing agronomically and economically in sub-Saharan Africa?
The potential of organic agriculture and agroecological approaches for improving food security in Africa is a controversial topic in global discussions. While there is a number of meta-analyses on the environmental, agronomic and financial performance of organic farming, most of the underlying data stems from on-station field trials from temperate regions. Data from sub-Sahara Africa in […]
