10881: Farm Auditing for Sustainability
(2004) Farm Auditing for Sustainability. Paper presented at BGS/AAB/COR 2004 Conference, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK, April 2004; Published in Hopkins, A, Eds. Organic Farming: Science & Practice for Profitable Livestock and Cropping, page pp. 27-30. BGS Occasional Symposium 37. British Grassland Society, Reading.
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Summary
Policy makers have now established sustainability as the new aim for UK farming. The development of the Farm Audit for Sustainability involved identifying the objectives of sustainable farming, based on the Principles of organic farming as set out by the International Federation of Organic Farming Movements (IFOAM) and establishment of indicators to assess the effectiveness of individual farms in meeting these objectives. On-farm use of the Farm Audit demonstrated that the tool was able to provide a comprehensive assessment of sustainability of the farming system and that it is an information and advisory tool which is potentially useful in benchmarking and development of the farming operation.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Organic farming, sustainability, farm audit |
| Subject Areas: | Environmental aspects Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication Farming Systems |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Elm Farm Research Centre EFRC UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 10881 |
| Contact: | Measures, Mr M |
| Deposited On: | 05 September 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | Hard copies of the whole volume can be ordered from http://www.britishgrassland.com/bgs/services/publications.asp?id=21756&cid=2080&rcid=2080 |
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