?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=How+Organic+Agriculture+Contributes+to+Sustainable+Development&rft.creator=Kilcher%2C+Lukas&rft.subject=Country+reports&rft.description=Organic+agriculture+can+contribute+to+meaningful+socio-economic+and+ecologically+sustainable+development%2C+especially+in+poorer+countries.+On+one+hand%2C+this+is+due+to+the+application+of+organic+principles%2C+which+means+efficient+management+of+local+resources+(e.g.+local+seed+varieties%2C+manure%2C+etc.)+and+therefore+cost-effectiveness.+On+the+other+hand%2C+the+market+for+organic+products+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+at+local+and+international+level+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+has+tremendous+growth+prospects+and+offers+creative+producers+and+exporters+in+the+South+excellent+opportunities+to+improve+their+income+and+living+conditions.+Establishing+whether+organic+agriculture+is+a+viable+alternative+for+a+particular+holding+needs+to+be+carried+out+on+a+case-by-case+basis.&rft.publisher=International+Federation+of+Organic+Agriculture+Movements+IFOAM%2C+Bonn%2C+Germany+%26+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+FiBL%2C+Frick%2C+Switzerland&rft.contributor=Willer%2C+Helga&rft.contributor=Yussefi%2C+Minou&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13168%2F1%2Fkilcher-2007-world-of-organic-chapter11.pdf&rft.identifier=Kilcher%2C+Lukas+(2007)+How+Organic+Agriculture+Contributes+to+Sustainable+Development.+In%3A+Willer%2C+Helga+and+Yussefi%2C+Minou+(Eds.)+The+World+of+Organic+Agriculture+-+Statistics+and+Emerging+Trends+2007%2C+International+Federation+of+Organic+Agriculture+Movements+IFOAM%2C+Bonn%2C+Germany+%26+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+FiBL%2C+Frick%2C+Switzerland%2C+chapter+11%2C+pp.+82-91.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13168%2F