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| Eyhorn, Frank. |
| Based on the example of cotton farming in India, this research examines in how far conversion to organic management can be a viable option for improving the livelihoods of farmers in developing countries. While cotton cultivation provides livelihood for an estimated 10 million Indian households, stagnating cotton yields, high input costs and low cotton prices have led many of them into indebtedness. By substituting synthetic fertilizers and pesticides with farm-own resources and labour, organic farming not only could have the potential to improve natural resource management, but also to reduce production costs and obtain a better price for the produce. Development agencies and companies are increasingly trying to utilize this potential by organizing... |
| Tipo: Thesis |
Palavras-chave: Production systems; India. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/27713/1/Eyhorn-2006-Thesis-cotton-India.pdf |
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| Bernet, Thomas; Kurbanalieva, Shakhnoza; Pittore, Katherine; Zilly, Barbara; Luttikholt, Louise; Eyhorn, Frank; Batlogg, Verena; Arbenz, Markus. |
| Many people living in mountain regions in lowand middle-income countries are vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity, which contributes to poor nutritional status. Food and nutrition security require stability of access to affordable, safe, diverse, and nutritious foods. In mountainous areas, affordability and access to diverse foods are challenged by climatic factors constraining agricultural production, poor infrastructure, and geographic isolation. This article describes a nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) project focusing on 5 countries—Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Peru— where 132 microinterventions were implemented by rural service providers (RSPs) who received training and technical support from the project. These... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general Education; Extension and communication Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34695/1/bernet-etal-2018-MountResearchDevelop-Vol38-Issue4-p278-287.pdf |
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| Eyhorn, Frank; Müller, Adrian; Reganold, John P.; Frison, Emile; Herren, Hans R.; Luttikholt, Louise; Mueller, Alexander; Sanders, Jürn; El-Hage Scialabba, Nadia; Seufert, Verena; Smith, Pete. |
| Agricultural practices need to change to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. How to achieve the SDGs is heavily contested. Here we propose a policy framework that triggers the required transition. Organic agriculture, although not a silver bullet, is a useful component in such strategy. |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/35590/1/Eyhorn-etal-2019NatureSust-Vol2-p253-255.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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| 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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