Koesling, Matthias; Løes, Anne-Kristin; Flaten, Ola and Lien, Gudbrand (2008) Dropping organic certification - effects on organic farming in Norway. Poster at: Cultivating the Future Based on Science: 2nd Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research ISOFAR, Modena, Italy, June 18-20, 2008.
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From 2002 to 06, the annual dropout rate of certified organic farmers averaged 7.3%. A project was started in 2007 to explore farmer’s reasons for opting out of certified organic production. Important factors seem to be public regulations including standards for organic farming, agronomy, economy, and farm exit. While many organic farmers with relatively small holdings have opted out, farmers with more land and larger herds tend to convert to organic agriculture. The trend towards larger-scale farms in organic than in conventional agriculture, encouraged by the design of the organic farming payments, challenges the organic principles of diversity and fairness. Means should be considered to ensure that small organic enterprises are also economically viable.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Poster |
Keywords: | organic farming standards, opting out, motivations for organic farming |
Subjects: | Values, standards and certification Farming Systems > Social aspects Farming Systems > Farm economics |
Research affiliation: | International Conferences > 2008: IFOAM OWC: Research Track / ISOFAR > 5.3 Agricultural policy Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division |
Deposited By: | Koesling, Matthias |
ID Code: | 11898 |
Deposited On: | 30 Sep 2008 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:36 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
Additional Publishing Information: | This paper is published in the conference proceedings: Neuhoff, Daniel; Halberg, Niels; Alfldi, Thomas; Lockeretz, William; Thommen, Andreas; Rasmussen, Ilse A.; Hermansen, John; Vaarst, Mette; Lck, Lorna; Carporali, Fabio; Jensen, Henning Hgh; Migliorini, Paola and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2008) .Cultivating the Future Based on Science. Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), held at the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the Consorzio ModenaBio, 18 . 20 June 2008 in Modena, Italy.. International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o IOL, DE-Bonn, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick. http://orgprints.org/13672 and http://orgprints.org/13674 |
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