From conventional to organic in Romanian agriculture – Impact assessment of a land use changing paradigm

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ID11468342
AutoresAndrei Jean Vasile, Jean Vasile Andrei (0000-0002-8332-6537, Petroleum & Gas University of Ploieşti, autor correspondente), Cristian Popescu (0000-0001-9751-7150, University of Bucharest), Raluca Andreea Ion (0000-0001-7182-5809, Bucharest University of Economic Studies), Iuliana Dobre (0000-0002-8940-2289, Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
Ano2015
Volume46
Páginas258-266
Data de publicação2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLand Use Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0264-8377 • E-ISSN: 1873-5754
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.02.012
OpenAlexW2004140201
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas27

Arguing organic vs. conventional land use is broadly discussed in research papers, political discourse, and even more practical issues at farm level. In macroeconomic approach, the dilemma is that intensive agriculture that utilizes large quantities of inputs made it possible to grow enough food to meet the current global needs, but this way of land use leads to environmental damage and degradation of ecosystem services. In microeconomic approach, the dilemma is whether is more profitable for a farm to convert conventional crops to organic ones. This article aims to undertake this approach with respect to one case study carried out in North-West Romania, to a farm of 450 ha of cereals: wheat, corn, sunflower and soybeans. Its conclusions may not be representative for all organic conversions, but the findings are relevant at a time of debate over changing land use and crops structure of farms. The study indicates that the economic efficiency is slightly higher in organic system compared to conventional. The attractiveness of the sector made farmers to convert part of their land to organic farming, as shown the statistics of accelerated growth of area under organic farming in the last years in Romania

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Agronomy · Attractiveness · Business · Dilemma · Economics · Geography · Intensive farming · Land degradation · Land use · Monoculture · Natural resource economics · Organic farming · Romanian · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Engineering · Environmental Science · Mathematics · Organic Food and Agriculture · Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis