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Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 2005 United States English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:BioScience, volume 55, page 573 (issn: 0006-3568,

Authors: Pimentel, David; Hepperly, Paul; Hanson, James; Douds, David; Seidel, Rita;

doi: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0573:eeaeco]2.0.co;2

handle: 10919/65479

Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

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Abstract Various organic technologies have been utilized for about 6000 years to make agriculture sustainable while conserving soil, water, energy, and biological resources. Among the benefits of organic technologies are higher soil organic matter and nitrogen, lower fossil energy inputs, yields similar to those of conventional systems, and conservation of soil moisture and water resources (especially advantageous under drought conditions). Conventional agriculture can be made more sustainable and ecologically sound by adopting some traditional organic farming technologies.

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United States

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Keywords

Carbon sequestration, Soil organic matter, Organic farming, Nutrient recycling, Economic comparison, Green manure crops, Soil fertility, Energetic comparison, Water quality, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale, Soil erosion, Conventional agriculture

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