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Benefits of organic agriculture as a climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy for Developing Countries [1]

Organic agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability, is a concrete and promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy. This article is a short review of this topic. Adaptation and mitigation based on organic agriculture can build on wellestablished practice because organic agriculture is a sustainable livelihood strategy with decades of use in
several climate zones and under a wide range of specific local conditions. The financial requirements of organic agriculture as an adaptation or mitigation strategy are low. Further research is needed on yields in organic agriculture and its mitigation and sequestration potential. Other critical points are information provision and institutional structures such as market access.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Adrian Muller [2]
Environment for Development [3]
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Organic Farming [5], Climate Change [6], Climate Mitigation [7], Carbon Sequestration [8], Climate Adaptation [9], Rural Development [10], Developing Countries [11]

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