Organic farming food chain

Less affirmative, though not necessarily less favourable than for conventional systems, is the evidence that has been presented in fields like pollution of water resources and the food chain with pathogens (due to the more pronounced use of organic fertilisers and manure). The same applies to the emission of N2O and CH (because manure stores are seen as a major source and because, on an output unit scale, the CH,j emission potential tends to be higher in organic farming). 

Nicholson, F., Chambers, B., Hutchinson, M., Moore, T., Nicholson, N. and Hickman, G. 2002. Farm manures assessing and managing the risks of pathogen transfer into the food chain. In 7th European Biosolids and Organic Residual Conference, Wakefield, UK. 

Bettering the condition of our farm workers shouldn t fall solely on the farmer , says Muller, a 25-year veteran of organic farming. Everyone in the food chain needs to adopt a sense of fairness and responsibility for the well-being of farm labourers. 

What and how organic farming can contribute to food security and sustainable development in tropical countries is of particular interest for research and development, for stakeholders in the whole value chain, and for national authorities, as well as for national and international cooperation agencies concerned with policy development in view of the diminishing financial resources available for agricultural research in development, it is important to invest in the most sustainable and cost-efficient strategies. The interest in secured data based... 

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