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| Panneerselvam, P.; Hermansen, J.E.; Halberg, N.; Arthanari, P.M.. |
| The millions of food insecure people in India are not solely due to inadequate food production, but also because some people are simply too poor to buy food. This study assessed how a large-scale conversion from conventional to organic production would impact on the economics of marginal and small farmers in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, and on the total food production in these states. This study also considered a situation where fertilizer subsidies would be discontinued, with farmers having to carry the full cost of fertilizer. Results show that conversion to organic improved the economic situation of farmers although food production was reduced by 3–5% in the organic situation. Thus, the estimated economic values were higher in the organic system... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/25072/1/25072.pdf |
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