Dynamics of organic agriculture in Andalusia: moving toward conventionalization?
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This article analyzes the evolution of organic production in Andalusia (Southern Spain) over the course of the past decade. The analysis shows the important growth sustained by this sector supported above all by public funding. However, it is developing within an institutional framework that is favorable to conventional agriculture, generating certain imbalances that are pushing organic production toward conventionalization, and generating a strong dependence on public funding and the behavior of international markets. An institutional change is required, promoting a model of organic production that is far removed from the input substitution model, in order to ensure that organic production is more sustainable.
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In this case study, organic conventional tillage already receives higher subsidy and a price premium for omitting chemical input use compared to non-organic conventional tillage.
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- Authors
- Ramos García, M., Guzmán, G. I., & González De Molina, M.
- Affiliations
- Agro-ecosystems History Laboratory, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ES)
- Venue
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-11-21
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 328-359
- ISSN
- 2168-3565 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-3573
- OpenAlex
- W2765116031
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5
- FWCI
- 3.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Agricultural economics and policies
- Keywords
- organic farming, conventionalization, Andalusia, government funding, institutional framework, institutional change, sustainable agriculture, agricultural policy
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