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How can organic dairy farming address and improve biodiversity and healthy ecosystems?

Code: 9781835453315
Will Simonson, Organic Research Centre, UK

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter explores the degree to which organic farming, and specifically organic dairy systems, has a part to play in biodiversity conservation in the land sparing-land sharing continuum of approaches. The chapter begins with a brief review of evidence for organic farming being nature-friendly, and the proposed mechanisms behind the relationships documented in the literature. The chapter also addresses the question of farmer attitudes and how these may co-vary with organic practice with important implications for biodiversity. These strands are then brought together into commentary on the way forward, including future research priorities.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2024.0138.13
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Organic farming and biodiversity
  • Box 1
  • 3 Organic dairy production and biodiversity
  • 4 Beyond organic? Farmer attitudes and whole-farm approaches to biodiversity conservation in organic dairy systems
  • 5 Case study: Bradwell Grove Estate
  • 6 Impacts of scaling up organic practice
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 References

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