Organic agriculture and ecosystem services |
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Authors: | Harpinder S Sandhu Stephen D Wratten Ross Cullen |
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Institution: | 1. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PMB No 2, Glen Osmond, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia;2. Bio-Protection Research Centre, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand;3. Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Ecosystem services (ES), such as biological control, pollination, soil formation, nutrient cycling in agriculture are vital for the sustainable supply of food and fibre. The current trends of decline in the ability of agricultural ecosystems to provide ES pose great threat to food security worldwide. This paper discusses the concept of ES and identifies ES associated with agriculture. It discusses the economic and ecological benefits of these ES on farmland in general and its linkages with organic agriculture. The provision of ES on farmland may help to motivate the redesign of small-scale farms using new eco-technologies based on novel and sound ecological knowledge. This has potential to meet the food demand of growing population without damaging human health and the environment. |
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