creators_name: Hopkins, Alan
creators_name: Morris, Carol
editors_name: Powell, Jane
editors_name: et al., 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-23
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:32:11
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title: Multi-functional roles of grassland in organic farming systems

ispublished: pub
subjects: 1organics
subjects: 2farming
full_text_status: public
keywords: Colloquium of organic researchers; COR; organic farming; biodiversity; nutrients; multifunctional; farming systems
abstract: This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Grassland supports commodity production and maintenance of soil fertility, as well as environmental, economic and social functions beyond the farm. These include biodiversity and landscape; soil, air and water quality; recreation, rural employment and social benefits. This paper discusses whether organic grassland management delivers benefits, compared with other farming systems, within this multifunctional context, and how future land-use systems might meet a wider range of objectives.
date: 2002
date_type: published
publication: Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference
publisher: Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
pagerange: 75-80
refereed: never
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citation: Hopkins, Alan and Morris, Carol (2002) Multi-functional roles of grassland in organic farming systems. UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002. In: Powell, Jane and et al., (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 75-80.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/8287/1/hopkins_morris_Multi-functional_grassland.pdf