Organic Agriculture Contributes to Sustainable Food Security

Ward, Catherine; Reynolds, Laura

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-457-4_16

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“…Supply of products to the market also leads to the creation of new employment opportunities, which will empower farmers and increase food security. The results are in agreement with the findings of [10,[12][13][14][15].…”

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confidence: 83%

The Role of Organic Farming for Improving Food Security from the Perspective of Fars Farmers

et al. 2017

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This study was designed to evaluate the role of organic farming in improving food security from the perspective of farmers in the Fars province of Iran. The research method was practical in terms of its purpose, non-experimental in terms of the data collection, and correlational in terms of the data analysis. The study population comprised 622 farmers who were members of plant pathology clinics in Fars province of which 187 of them were selected as the sample size by the use of Cochran's formula through a proportional stratified sampling method. The research tool was a questionnaire for which validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.704-0.982). The results revealed that farmers (45.5%) viewed their food security at an average level. The estimated standardized regression coefficients in the model showed that, from the farmers' perspective, the most effective capabilities in improving food security were technical (0.747), health and safety (0.735), and the optimization of production (0.628), respectively.

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confidence: 83%

The Role of Organic Farming for Improving Food Security from the Perspective of Fars Farmers

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“…Furthermore, organic farming enhances social capacity by combining indigenous knowledge with scientific production recommendations. Such efforts empower farmers and local communities, which is consistent with food security requirements [17,18]. In the economic dimension, organic farming is a practical approach for enhancing the overall farm income and increasing the living standards of small and marginal farmers [18,19].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Such efforts empower farmers and local communities, which is consistent with food security requirements [17,18]. In the economic dimension, organic farming is a practical approach for enhancing the overall farm income and increasing the living standards of small and marginal farmers [18,19]. Organic market has been developing dynamically and gained considerable momentum in all over the world in recent years, in particular, USA.…”

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confidence: 96%

Extension Agents’ Perceptions of the Role of Extension Services in Organic Agriculture: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia

2021

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Extension services (ES) play a crucial role in addressing the various needs of organic farmers and little is known about the extension agents’ (EA’s) perceptions of organic agriculture and the role of ES in organic agriculture. This study investigated EA’s perceptions of the role of ES in organic agriculture. Data were collected via a questionnaire, which was sent electronically to all enlisted extension agents in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. In total, 69 extension agents completed the questionnaire, representing a 54% response rate. Overall, extension agents had slightly positive attitudes toward organic farming but were unsure about their role and participation in this. Furthermore, their perceptions of the role of ES in organic agriculture significantly varied according to their age, work experience in organic agriculture, and education level. These findings have implications for the design of future training programs for the professional development of extension agents and will enable planners, policy makers, and related ministries to devise viable and workable policies and plans that truly reflect the concerns and challenges of extension agents and consider the skills of extension agents that need to be improved. This research will also have positive implications for the national organic agriculture policy, as it provides research-based information on the actual players in the farming systems of Saudi Arabia.

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“…It promotes entrepreneurship and decreases rural migration. Thus, it enables new and different groups in the society to be involved in agricultural activities that helps to improve employment (Ward & Reynolds, 2013). Additionally, organic agriculture is a sustainable and environmentally friendly production system that offers poorer communities a wide range of economic, environmental and social benefits.…”

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Can Organic Agriculture Feed the Smallholders? Experience from Rural Bangladesh

Sarker

Hoque

Chowdhury

et al. 2021

Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development

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This study empirically tests the benefit of the smallholders from organic farming in Bangladesh through their improved food security which is realised from their increased productivity and farm income. The respondent smallholders were picked up from two districts of Bangladesh namely Mymensingh and Bogra. The respondents (80) were the beneficiaries of the organic agriculture promotion project of Bangladesh Agricultural University. Three years data were collected by the project staff and were crosschecked with the base line. Findings of the study explored that before joining with the project extreme majority (93%) of the small farmers were involved in rice mono-culture and more than half (67%) of them were food deficit. The study also revealed that at the initial year of joining organic agriculture project their farm productivity was 10–12% lesser and it increased continually in the successive years. In some cases, it crossed the yield compared to conventional farming. The findings of the study showed that 100% of the farmers have followed crop diversification with high value vegetables and spices along with rice. Due to adoption of organic practices, the cost of production of the smallholders has declined from 27% to 36% and additionally they enjoy 10% to 15% premium prices which have enhanced their farm income significantly. The study shows that 62.5% of the smallholder farmers had attained household food security due to adoption of organic agriculture. Thus, adoption of organic agriculture effectively increased smallholders’ access to surplus safe food. However, the study also explored that farm size, extension media contact, access to assured market and access to institutional support are the most important factors in improving smallholders’ household food security through participation in organic agriculture programme. Thus, it can be concluded that organic agriculture can feed the smallholders in a better way.

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Organic Agriculture Contributes to Sustainable Food Security

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

The Role of Organic Farming for Improving Food Security from the Perspective of Fars Farmers

The Role of Organic Farming for Improving Food Security from the Perspective of Fars Farmers

Extension Agents’ Perceptions of the Role of Extension Services in Organic Agriculture: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia

Can Organic Agriculture Feed the Smallholders? Experience from Rural Bangladesh

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