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| Eyhorn, Frank; Ramakrishnan, Mahesh; Mäder, Paul. |
| Cotton farmers in many developing countries are facing decreasing marginal returns due to stagnating yields and high input costs. Conversion to organic management could offer an alternative. In a two year comparative study in central India covering 170 cotton fields, organic farms achieved cotton yields that were on par with those in conventional farms, whereby nutrient inputs and input costs per crop unit were reduced by half. Due to 10–20% lower total production costs and a 20% organic price premium, average gross margins from organic cotton fields were 30–40% higher than in the conventional system. Although the crops grown in rotation with cotton were sold without premium, organic farms achieved 10–20% higher incomes from agriculture. In addition to... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop husbandry. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13459/1/eyhorn-etal-2007-Int.Jnl.Agric.Sustainability-vol5_25-38.pdf |
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| Eyhorn, Frank; Mäder, Paul; Ramakrishnan, Mahesh. |
| This research report analyses the impact of conversion to organic cotton farming on the livelihoods of smallholders in the Maikaal bioRe organic cotton project in Madhya Pradesh, central India. For that purpose, it compares farm profile data, material and financial input/output and soil parameters of organic and conventional farms over two cropping periods (2003 – 2005). The results show that organic farms achieve cotton yields that are on a par with those in conventional farms, though nutrient inputs are considerably lower. With less production costs and a 20% organic price premium, gross margins from cotton are thus substantially higher than in the conventional system. Even if the crops grown in rotation with cotton are sold without organic price... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Crop husbandry; Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10362/1/eyhorn-etal-2005-maikaal-research-report.pdf |
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