[PDF] Top 20 Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects

... (as) provider of public goods 301, 325 (and) smallholder livelihoods (see also smallholders, socio-economic impacts) 31, 103-106, 155, 158, 170-2, 228-31, 245-6, 287-90, 352, 356, 364 (and) social capacity 32, 69, 106, ... See full document

... unclarified, and often disputed, subject in relation to the main points of view. This work takes place in a group of experts from different fields, who represent the different points of view on the subject. It is ... See full document

... Dans le secteur agricole des années 80 et 90, on a pu constater la perte progressive de légitimité du référentiel moderniste et du modèle conventionnel qui en est issu (Allaire, 1998), se traduisant par surproduction, ... See full document

... agricultural services, enhanced technology dissemination, and information delivery through the advances in ICT and the internet. The dissemination of information to farmers has become increasingly integrated into ICTs. ... See full document

... post-harvest agriculture, food products, non-food products ...socio-economic development as well as standard of science and technology development of a ... See full document

... under organic production (Yussefi 2004), 74% of that land is owned by 5% of the organic farmers (Lernoud and Piovano ...of organic land would rank a more modest sixth globally, between Brazil and ... See full document

... see development and efficiency as solutions, but as the primary sources of social and ecological ...sustainable development in the form of ecological modernisation has primarily been the agenda of the ... See full document

... In spite of being a necessary condition, access to ICT infrastructure by itself is not sufficient for the dissemination of knowledge and information to occur through it. Access to ICT infrastructure must be accompanied ... See full document

... Microenterprise is the best way to recognize the fundamental ability of people to apply their individual talents, creativity and hard work to make their lives better. Usually microenterprise programs build on the unique ... See full document

... sustainable agriculture to overall sustainable development has been stressed and understood more comprehensively than just as a matter of the farming system ...sustainable agriculture envision ... See full document

... The organic sector has steadily grown despite all odds, from the historical lack of public support, through agro-industrial pressure, to current economic ...crisis. Organic commodities have now entered ... See full document

... product which has really taken off in the last few years thanks to a number of agricultural development programs (Fig. 9). Morocco now produces over 170 000 tons/year of olive oil, and this figure is expected to ... See full document

... in all spheres of everydayness around the world. One of my research participants even conceded that she really had to be aggressive in using French with her interlocutors in France who often preferred to address her in ... See full document

... The organic movement may have gained a place in the spotlight of the mainstream media now, but it has not been like that for ...1950s, organic farmers operating at a grass roots level have devised, tested ... See full document

... of Organic Agriculture to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental ...how Organic Farming affects yield and yield stability, especially in seasons with extreme weather conditions ... See full document

... the organic farming. At the early stage of organic farming, crop yield will decrease greatly due to no ...the development of organic ...in organic agriculture if we prove ... See full document

... in organic farming, participatory and farmer-led research including breeding of crops and improvement of indigenous ...National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) within the Department of ... See full document

... against development policy trends of the past 30 years, there is little discussion on how to turn policy ...smallholder agriculture across the board and to re-orientate agricultural policies to support ... See full document

... of Organic Agriculture FiBL collects data on key indicators of organic agriculture in European Union such as area, production and trade data among national data sources (for trade data) and ... See full document

... the global environment only if they are learning organizations which have an organic infrastructure and essence conducive to continuous adaptability to the ever-changing complex and divergent external ...a ... See full document