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| Firth, C; Cubison, S; Cross, J. |
| Of all the organic food sectors in the UK, top fruit production is one of the least developed. Despite strong consumer demand and high prices for organic fruit, UK production remains small and 90% of supplies are imported. Current methods of production are unsatisfactory with low yields and erratic quality, with resulting variable economic performance. Pest and disease problems are one of the main reasons for this poor performance, with current varieties being unable to provide sufficient resistance. New varieties and an improved pest and disease management programme, identified as part of a HORTLINK project, offer new hope to the sector. There are now opportunities for the sector to grow and provide greater UK supplies of top fruit, in addition to... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop health; Quality; Protection Fruit and berries Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10191/1/The_challenges_and_potential_benefits_of_perennial_organic_cropping_systems%2Dexample_of_organic_top_fruit.pdf |
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| Firth, C; Philipps, L; Stagl, S; Benton, T; Brown, K; Buton, R; Carver, S; Davies, B; Gibbon, D; Godwin, R; Kunin, B; Rigiby, D; Sait, S; Schmutz, U. |
| The impacts associated with alternative methods of agricultural production, and the factors that drive their adoption, are critically dependent on the scale at which they are applied. Using organic farming as a case study, this project operating from 2006–2009 in the UK, will undertake an integrated assessment of scale effects by studying matched sets of farms situated in landscapes with high and low concentrations of organic farming. Clusters of organic and conventional farms to work with have been identified in the South West and Midlands region of England. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects; Social aspects; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10222/1/An_integrated_analysis_of_scale_effects_in_alternative_agricultural_systems.pdf |
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| Firth, C; Geen, N; Hitchings, R. |
| This project was led and conducted by HDRA, in collaboration with the Soil Association, Elm Farm Research Centre and The Institute of Rural Studies, Aberystwyth. Data was collected from UK packers and wholesalers of organic vegetables on the amounts, value and source of organic vegetables traded during the 2001/02 season. This was supplemented with crop area data from the organic certification bodies on the area of organic vegetable crops grown in the season. All data was cross-referenced with other published sources of information for the same season. Results and conclusions For a range of twenty-five organic vegetables, which can be grown commercially in the UK, levels of self-sufficiency, or market share, have risen from previous reported levels of... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Markets and trade; Vegetables; Technology transfer. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6750/1/OF0307_2676_FRP.pdf |
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