Indicators of Cropping System Diversity in Organic and Conventional Farms in Central Italy

Autor:	E. Campiglia, Fabio Caporali, Roberto Mancinelli
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Agroecosystem Economics and Econometrics Land use business.industry Agroforestry Biodiversity Animal husbandry Geography Agriculture Sustainability Organic farming Cropping system business Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj:	International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 1:67-72
ISSN:	1747-762X 1473-5903
DOI:	10.3763/ijas.2003.0107
Popis:	In modern agriculture, organic farming has a part to play in conserving biodiversity. The aim of our study was to compare organic and conventional farms using appropriate agro-biodiversity indicators. Our survey in central Italy, where 33 farms were involved (18 organic and 15 conventional), shows that integration of biodiversity at the farm level is more likely to be achieved in organic farms than in conventional ones. We have used a wide range of indicators of cropping system biodiversity in order to be able to document elements of both structural and functional diversity with a value for agroecosystem sustainability. From our survey emerges a picture of a typical organic farm, where the average farm size is around 54 ha with diversified land use shared between agricultural (81.3%) and wood area (18.7%) and with integration between crop and animal husbandry.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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