creators_name: Egelyng, Henrik
creators_name: Halberg, Niels
creators_name: Høgh-Jensen, Henning
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-09
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:39:57
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic Agriculture in a Development Policy Perspective
ispublished: pub
subjects: environment
subjects: 8policy
subjects: 1organics
full_text_status: public
abstract: Farmers growing food with high eco-efficiency may be seen cultivating peace by reducing competition among nations for oil and as producers of other public goods: biodiverse landscapes and ecosystem services with more soil fertility, less water use and less pollution. How does Organic agriculture (OA) fare globally on eco-efficiency? Are most African farmers eco-efficient – or may eco-efficient farmers be found everywhere? As OA develops throughout the planet, what does Denmark do beyond Europe? Is organic farming part of our development  policy? Do we dilligently share our comparative advantages in this field with developing nations? This article pursues these basic questions.
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Egelyng, Henrik; Halberg, Niels and Høgh-Jensen, Henning (2006) Organic Agriculture in a Development Policy Perspective. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7578/1/FinVRSecoconloadheg_nha-hhj.doc