Organic farming, regulation and sustainability

Organic farming, regulation and sustainability

There are studies that show that it’s not just large, modern farms that use heavy machinery and synthetic chemicals that can be extremely unsustainable. There are cases (in Greece, Lebanon, Crete, North Africa) of organic farmers being destroyed due to low...
Organic farming

Organic farming

There are many definitions of organic farming. Schofield (1986) points out that the concept of “completeness” in organic farming presupposes “systemic connection” and coordination of parts as a whole. Nortborn (1940), the man who was credited...
Sustainable agriculture

Sustainable agriculture

Study Shows Organic Foods Provide Health Benefits A study conducted by the European Parliament’s Independent Research Service, titled “Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture,” has concluded that eating organic food improves early...
Is organic production sustainable?

Is organic production sustainable?

What is an “organic” food product? In recent years the word organic has become increasingly common – and it inevitably gets a strong commercial label. What is an organic, is supposed to be better, and healthier. In principle, it should be so. Organic...