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Zundel, Ch.; Kilcher, L.; Mäder, P.. |
Despite the high demand for sound data on the agronomic, ecological and economic performance of organic agriculture in developing countries, systematic comparison of organic and conventional farming systems has not so far been carried out. The Research Institute of Organic Farming (FiBL), together with its partners, is presently establishing long-term comparisons of farming systems in various agro-ecological and agro-economic contexts to study the different parameters that are essential for sustainable development. To date, three study areas have been selected: (a) a sub-humid area in Kenya where farming is subsistence-oriented; (b) a semi-arid area in India where cotton is produced for the export market; and (c) a humid area in Bolivia where perennial... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Systems research and participatory research. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/11574/4/zundel%2Detal%2D2008%2Dzuerich.pdf |
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