Producers’ Perception of the Benefits of Farm Certification: The Case of the National Good Agricultural Practices Programme DOI Open Access
Małgorzata Pink, Michał Niewiadomski,

Katarzyna Grochola

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(18), P. 8196 - 8196

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

The objectives of this study were to assess the perception a national certification programme for Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), specifically IPR (Integrated Plant Production). Another aim was indicate barriers implementation and benefits practices within certification. conducted using survey questionnaire. results subjected Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) an analysis correlations between demographic characteristics certificate among IPR-certified farmers. Among motivations implementing perceived benefits, respondents revealed specific values: high level social environmental awareness responsibility, relatively pursuit material security, strong pro-market attitude. Of these factors, responsibility factor best described population, while security less significant. in researched population found be statistically insignificant presented values. second part number phenomena observed context certificate, including positive changes those related relations with market partners. One hidden factors behind time factor. In context, it suggested that longer validity may increase interest it. Recommendations also formulated regarding addressing values declared by as being key minimising gap expectations price obtained certified products.

Language: Английский

Conservation tillage and diversified cropping enhance system productivity and eco-efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas intensity in organic farming DOI Creative Commons
Subhash Babu, Raghavendra Singh,

Ravikant Avasthe

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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: March 2, 2023

Environmental pollution, resource dwindling, and soil degradation questioned the sustainability of contemporary agricultural production systems. Organic farming is advocated as a sustainable solution for ensuring food security without compromising environmental sustainability. However, poor farm productivity quizzed organic Hence, field study was carried out in Sikkim region Indian Himalayas to assess efficacy conservation-effective tilling diversified cropping on system productivity, profitability, quality, nutrient balance farming. Three tillage systems, namely, (i) conventional (CT), (ii) reduced (RT), (iii) zero (ZT), four maize based systems (maize–black gram–toria, maize–black gram–buckwheat, maize–rajmash–toria, maize–rajmash–buckwheat) were tested using three times replicated split-plot design. The ZT recorded 13.5 3.5% higher over CT RT, respectively. Of maize–rajmash–buckwheat maximum (13.99 Mg ha −1 ) net returns (3,141 US$ followed by gram–buckwheat system. Among practices, significantly high eco-efficiency index (EEI; 1.55 per kg CO 2 -eq emission) lowest greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI; 0.15 production). maize-rajmash-buckwheat registered GHGI (0.14 production) highest EEI (1.47 emission). Concerning balance, after cycles, under available N (340.0 ), P (16.6 K (337.3 at 0–10 cm depth. Similarly, had bio-available NPK. Thus, suggests that cultivation gram/rajmash–buckwheat and/or RT would increase fertility with minimum Eastern Himalayan India.

Language: Английский

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The role of organic farming in creating food security and sustainable livelihoods for India’s smallholder farmers: a systematic review using PRISMA DOI
Rama Shankar Sahu, Manish Tiwari, Nabajyoti Deka

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Organic Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1), P. 95 - 121

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

Language: Английский

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Conservation Agricultural Practices Promoted Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization and Glomalin Content on Sandy Clay Loam of Southern India DOI Creative Commons
Knight Nthebere,

T. Ram Prakash,

Padmaja Bhimireddy

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Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. e41196 - e41196

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Quality and Cotton–Maize System Yield in Semi-Arid India DOI Open Access
Knight Nthebere, Ramprakash Tata,

Padmaja Bhimireddy

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 978 - 978

Published: Jan. 25, 2025

Intensive agriculture is the chief cause of soil degradation, particularly in regions with low organic carbon status, such as semi-arid southern India. In quest to attain sustainable yield and improved quality, conservation (CA) being advocated adopted globally, including this experiment, CA was implemented investigate synergistic impacts tillage weed management on quality index system identify a remunerative treatment combination that can sustain enhance quality. Contrasting practices (main plots) included T1: conventional cotton–conventional maize–fallow, i.e., no Sesbania rostrata (Farmers’ practice), T2: cotton–zero maize–zero T3: zero cotton + residues–zero maize stubbles. Weed tactics (sub-plots) were W1: chemical control, W2: herbicide rotation, W3: integrated W4: single hand-weeded control split-plot design cotton–maize–Sesbania cropping over 3 years, design. Principal component analysis (PCA) performed using (SQI)-CAL Version 1.0 software tool extract minimum datasets from measured properties. A total 40 variables analyzed at 60 DAS after harvest, then subjected principal PCA choose variables, dataset obtain index. The following properties, (SOC), silt fraction, available zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), potassium (K), nitrogen (N), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), (C:N) cation exchange capacity (CEC), selected indicators based correlations, calculated adept opinions texture lime concretions experimental soil. by 23.34% T3W4 compared T1W1. 51.79% higher adoption T3W3 combinations. Therefore, considering both index, T3 W3 best among all others crop productivity region.

Language: Английский

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Ecosystem Service Values and Wheat Agroecosystem Management Types in a Semi-Arid Region, Iran DOI Creative Commons
Saeed Sharafi, Zahra Marzban, Deirdre Dragovich

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Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 865 - 865

Published: April 15, 2025

Global demand for ecosystem services like food and clean water is increasing, it crucial to economically value these the purposes of environmental conservation, land-use planning, implementation green taxes. Focusing on a monoculture wheat agroecosystem, economic damage from different farm management types here compared with natural ecosystems in semi-arid region Iran during 2019–2020 agricultural year. Using field survey data collected 203 farms varying practices, we estimated six services, along three damages. The net provisioning/regulating less disservices agroecosystems was highest conservation system, followed (in rank order) by intensive, traditional, organic, industrial types. Wheat recorded values 41.94% 66.92% below those region. findings show that converting into increases provisioning (food forage) but also substantially costs. These costs rose linearly services.

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Productivity, profitability and trade-offs in organic farming-based agricultural systems: Global trends and role in shaping new agri-food systems DOI Creative Commons
Sunil Kumar, M. A. Ansari, Santosh Kumar Sharma

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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 95(3), P. 239 - 248

Published: March 5, 2025

Organic farming is emerging as an alternative sustainable agri-food system globally both in developed and developing nations. In India, organic offers a promising to conventional may contribute significantly mitigate climate change by improving soil health, fostering biodiversity, enhancing carbon sequestration. Lower yields, higher production costs market access barriers, particularly for smallholder farmers are significant challenges scaling up of practices on small farmers’ fields. However, growing opportunities premium prices products, reduced input over time improved resilience need be addressed. This paper examines global national trends, highlighting India’s position major player the food ecosystem with area, products technologies. It also delves into productivity profitability systems, acknowledging trade- offs between environmental benefits economic costs. The trade-off evidenced terms long-term ecological advantages such structure, nutrient cycling pesticide residues, thus ensuring healthier practices. Government policies, institutional support incentives crucial accelerating adoption For farming, role policy recommendations vital security sustainability. key achieving improvements adopting diversification several different crops direct human consumption services community. Profitability promoting demand that would improve sustainability farm beyond will increase at farm-level, ultimately leading greater systems.

Language: Английский

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Evaluation of soil health under conventional and integrated organic farming systems models for upper Gangetic plain zone DOI Creative Commons
Amit Kumar, Mohammad Shamim, A. K. Prusty

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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 95(3), P. 260 - 265

Published: March 5, 2025

The study was carried out during 2021–2024 at ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to evaluate the impact Integrated Organic System (IOFS) and (IFS) on soil biological properties namely microbial population, enzyme activities, glomalin levels across cereal, vegetable, fruit fodder crop systems. IOFS consistently demonstrated superior performance with respect health indicators as compared IFS. Higher populations (bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes) were observed under IOFS, particularly in vegetable crops. Soil cereal crops (food system) showed around 41% increase bacterial population model IFS model. Similarly soils system 32% fungal Enzyme including dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, urease, alkaline phosphatase, significantly higher notable improvements Fodder greater improvement dehydrogenase (36.8%) β-glucosidase (34.7%) also increased Easily Extractable Glomalin (EEG) Total (TG). Vegetable 14% EEG TG respectively, indicating enhanced arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi activity potential for carbon nitrogen sequestration. These findings highlight benefits organic nutrient pest management practices promoting fertility sustainability.

Language: Английский

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Effect of organic amendments on sustainable production, quality and soil fertility in nigella (Nigella sativa L.) DOI Creative Commons
N. Chaudhary, Shiv Lal, Ravindra Singh

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Discover Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: March 26, 2025

Abstract The over use of chemical fertilizers and other synthetic inorganic agri-inputs has led to air pollution, groundwater contamination, soil organic matter loss, a decline in crop quality. Environmental sustainability declined as result agri-food production systems' over-reliance on agrochemicals. Nigella is one the important seed spices got place among top-ranked evidence-based herbal medicines. Many food pharmaceutical firms prefer products that are cultivated organically. Hence, an attempt been made towards sustainable nigella by amendments for nutrition. experiment comprised 14 treatments including control supply recommended dose nitrogen through amendments. holistic assessment results confirmed 100% (40 kg ha −1 ) alone application farmyard manure (8 t could be ideal amendment nutrition view optimum yield (923 ), harvest index (20.05%), (0.77) carbon (0.242%) tested arid semi-arid regions India. Practicing this, development goals achieved some extent. Besides, combined manure, vermi-compost neem-cake 33.3% each was found promising interest oil yield.

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Impact of regenerative farming practices on soil quality and yield of cotton-sorghum system in semi arid Indian conditions DOI

Janaki Ponnusamy,

Lalid Kumar Santhy Poongavanam,

E. Parameswari

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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 196(5)

Published: April 20, 2024

Language: Английский

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Exploring the impacts of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in Dongting Lake, China: a spatial and temporal analysis DOI Creative Commons

Zhefu Chen,

Yang Liu,

Chen Duan-lv

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Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: June 17, 2024

Background and objectives: Land use land cover change (LULCC) directly affects the human living environment economic society by influencing ecosystem services. This study explores complex relationship between LULCC services in Dongting Lake region of China. Methods: The analysis incorporates transfer matrix LULCC, service value (ESV) accounting, Mann–Kendall mutation test, gray correlation, path analysis. explored spatial temporal characteristics revealed comprehensive impacts on from perspective factor interactions. Findings: findings reveal that open water (OW) area farmable are dominant types transferring out area, with significant interconversion observed among wetland (WL), arable (AL), forest (FL). Water conservation, waste disposal, climate regulation, biodiversity conservation emerge as most crucial area. identifies consistent patterns abrupt changes ESV across six analyzed time periods. Forest exhibits substantial direct influence gas exchange, soil formation protection, biodiversity, raw materials, recreation leisure. Additionally, land, wetland, contribute significantly to total ESV, being differentiation region. Conclusion: research reveals consistency trends is a process influenced multiple factors, which conversion ecological non-ecological has impact, coupling coordination drivers together Furthermore, alters structure scale ecosystems, resulting alterations ESV.

Language: Английский

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