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Financial competitiveness of organic agriculture on a global scale

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Crowder, David W., Reganold, John P.·2015·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Significance: Some recognize organic agriculture as being important for future global food security, whereas others project it to become irrelevant. Although organic agriculture is rapidly growing, it currently occupies only 1% of global cropland. Whether organic agriculture can continue to expand will likely be determined by whether it is economically competitive with conventional agriculture. Accordingly, we analyzed the financial performance of organic and conventional agriculture from 40 y of studies covering 55 crops grown on five continents. We found that, in spite of lower yields, organic agriculture was significantly more profitable than conventional agriculture and has room to expand globally. Moreover, with its environmental benefits, organic agriculture can contribute a larger share in sustainably feeding the world.

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  1. O De Schutter Report Submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (United Nations, Geneva, 2010).
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Authors
Crowder, D. W., & Reganold, J. P.
Affiliations
Washington State University (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2015-06
Volume
112
Issue
24
Pages
7611-7616
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W1531521427
Cited by
518
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 56 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 40 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 3
FWCI
3.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Agricultural economics and policies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
Keywords
organic farming, conventional farming, economic competitiveness, organic premium, benefit-cost ratio, net present value, labor costs, crop yield, food security, ecosystem services
MeSH terms
Agriculture, Conservation of Natural Resources, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Cost Analysis, Food Supply, Ecosystem, Crops, Agricultural, Organic Agriculture

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