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| Jackson, A; Lampkin, N. |
| Results from research work carried out for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) by the Organic Research Group at the Institute of Rural Sciences, UWA on the economic performance of organic farms in 2004/05 are presented in this report. This report is the last of a series1 of four on organic farm incomes from 2001/02 through to 2004/05 as part of project OF0189. The main aim of this work is to assess the financial performance of organic farms differentiated by farm type, in order to inform DEFRA policy-making with respect to economics of organic farming, and to provide a basis for assessments by farmers, advisers and other interested parties of the farm-level implications of conversion to and continued organic farming. This... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Policy environments and social economy; Farming Systems; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6607/1/Organic_Farm_Incomes_04%2D05.pdf |
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| Nicholas, P; Jeffreys, I; Lampkin, N. |
| The paper explores the drivers for organic farming uptake and undertakes a preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of organic farming policy against a set of 24 criteria, in a number of case study countries. Organic farming support policies were not solely responsible as external factors, such as conventional market performance and food scares, interacted with policy measures in influencing organic farming uptake rates. Organic farming schemes and measures out performed alternative agri-environment schemes in a number of criteria, such as GM traceability, natural resource conservation, diversification of farm practice and products, food quality and safety and biodiversity impacts. However, on the basis of the data it is not possible to conclude whether... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Values; Standards and certification. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10213/1/Effects_of_European_organic_farming_policies_at_sectoral_and_societal_levels.pdf |
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| Lampkin, N; Fowler, S M; Jackson, A; Jeffreys, I; Lobley, M; Measures, M; Padel, S; Reed, M; Roderick, S; Woodward, L. |
| Real improvement in agricultural sustainability requires that its assessment should involve more than monitoring changes for research and policy evaluation purposes. Producers need practical information and guidance on how to change their systems to affect non-fi nancial and fi nancial outcomes. Recent organic farming benchmarking projects have shown how practical tools can be developed with the participation of stakeholders: these include farm income and fi nancial benchmarking projects at University of Wales, Aberystwyth; animal welfare assessments at Duchy College; socio-economic foot-printing at the University of Exeter; and fi rst attempts to combine the different elements including environmental aspects by Mark Measures Associates and Elm Farm... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Knowledge management; Social aspects; Health and welfare; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10155/1/Sustainability_assessment_for_organic_farming_%2D_integrating_financial%2C_environmental%2C_social_and_animal_welfare_benchmarking.pdf |
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| Fowler, S; Wynne-Jones, I; Lampkin, N. |
| This project OF0190 was an extension to OF0125 to cover completing the comparison data for 1997/98 and to extend the data collection by one further year (1998/99). The final reports for the two projects are therefore being submitted jointly. The OF0125 report covers the period 1995/96-1997/98, for which a detailed report was submitted to MAFF in July 1999, and a revised detailed report including a complete set of comparisons with conventional farms was submitted to MAFF, after revisions, in July 2000. That report has now been published at www.organic.aber.ac.uk/library/organic farm incomes.pdf. A detailed report for 1998/99 has been submitted to MAFF in March 2001, and will be published at the same internet site once accepted. The report presents... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Policy environments and social economy; Farming Systems; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6606/1/OF0190_182_FRP.pdf |
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| Jackson, A; Lampkin, N. |
| A survey of farm fi nancial data on 135 organic farms in England and Wales in 2003/04 (as part of an ongoing annual survey) shows that for most farm types, organic farmers achieve similar or higher incomes than similar conventional holdings. Although organic farmers rely on premium prices to compensate for lower yields, overall performance has been maintained despite downward pressure on prices in the period under review. However, all farms, organic and conventional, showed generally poor returns. With organic prices increasing in most areas in 2005, it is likely that significant improvements in performance will result. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10212/1/Financial_performance_of_organic_farms_in_England_and_Wales.pdf |
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| Nicholas, P; Padel, S; Lampkin, N; Fowler, S; Topp, K; Weller, R. |
| In this study, a large number of organic dairy production strategies were compared in terms of physical and financial performance through the integrated use of computer simulation models and organic case study farm data. Production and financial data from three organic case study farms were used as a basis for the modelling process to ensure that the modelled systems were based on real sets of resources that might be available to a farmer. The case study farms were selected to represent a range of farming systems in terms of farm size, concentrate use and location. This paper describes the process used to model the farm systems: the integration of the three models used and the use of indicators to assess the modelled farm systems in terms of physical... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10999/1/modelling_organic_dairy_production_systems.pdf |
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