Organic Farming & Public Goods

There are multiple benefits of organic farming as it delivers on a wide range of public goods. Here are some articles which are related to how organic benefits both humans and the planet. Click on the link and it will bring you directly to the pdf or the research paper.

Climate and soil related studies

• Agroecology and carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050 (Aubert et al., 2019)
• Organic farming, climate change mitigation and beyond (Müller et al., 2016)
• Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity (Lori, 2017)
• Enhanced top soil carbon stocks under organic farming (Gattinger et al., 2012)
• Soil fertility and biodiversity in organic farming (Mäder et al., 2002)

Biodiversity  related studies

• Organic Farming & Biodiversity IFOAM Organics Europe (Lampkin and Pearce, 2021)
• Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity (Pfiffner and Balme, 2011)
• The effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance (Bengtsson et al., 2005)
• Benefits of organic farming to biodiversity vary among taxa (Fuller et al., 2005)
• Does organic farming benefit biodiversity? (Hole et al., 2005)