{Tool} Organic farming: Basic principles and good practices. Creator(s): Bernet, Thomas; Weidmann, Gilles; Dierauer, Hansueli; Niggli, Jeremias; Thanner, Sophie and van de Berge, Paul. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. (2021)
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Document available online at: https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/1141-organic-farming-principles.html
Summary
The dossier explains the basics of organic farming and shows how they are applied in practice. The publication is a valuable source of information for farmers interested in conversion to organic farming. It also serves as a guide for the private sector, government representatives, non-governmental organisations and other interested parties in their efforts to make food production in Europe more sustainable.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Basic principles including: legal requirement, soil fertility, crop rotations, nutrient balance & more. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Demand for organically produced food is continuously increasing, as is the interest of governments. It is expected that the organic area will continue to grow but producers must change many things to transition to organic. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | The basic principles of organic agriculture are a great starting point for those interested in transitioning to growing their crops or raising their livestock, organically. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Leaflets & guidelines |
| Keywords: | diversification, crop rotation, plant protection, disease prevention, organic fertilizers, nutrient management, animal production, animal health, animal welfare, soil management, soil quality, organic certification, standards, farm management, marketing |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English diversification http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344 English crop rotation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6662 English plant protection http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978 English disease prevention http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10394 English organic fertilizers http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4592 English nutrient management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330697 English animal production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English soil management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7176 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English organic certification http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_b4d1266e English standards http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7367 English farm management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 English marketing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4620 |
| Subjects: | "Organics" in general Animal husbandry Crop husbandry Soil Values, standards and certification Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Knowledge exchange > Education & Training > Organic farming knowledge |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40147, https://www.fibl.org, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/290157269563581, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1412296044336062466 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Dietemann, Lauren |
| ID Code: | 40147 |
| Deposited On: | 02 Jul 2021 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 12:30 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, Romanian/Română, Russian/Russkiy |
| Status: | Published |
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