Problems to be solved
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Solutions
/ Positive measures
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Relevance
of organic agriculture
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X= high relevance
(X)=
certain relevance
X?=relevance depending on
conditions
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Health problems caused by
pesticides
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No
use of chemical pesticides
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X
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Antibiotics hormones etc. in
animal husbandry causing health problems
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Improved animal systems
|
X
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Integrating animals
and crops
|
X
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Meeting needs of animals
Alternative disease treatments
|
X
X
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Environmental problems caused by
pesticides and agrochemicals
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No
use of agrochemicals
|
X
|
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Pollution caused by animal manure
and organic waste products
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Integration of animals and crop
production
Reduced animal
density/self-sufficiency of animal feed
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X
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Falling bio-diversity in
sorrounding environment
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No use of agrochemicals
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X
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No GMO crops
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X
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Diversified production
|
X
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Falling bio-diversity within
agricultural production
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Diversity and greater number of
crops
|
X
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No use of agrochemicals
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X
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More varieties- No GMO crops
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X
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Integration of animals
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X
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De-forestation
(not logging related)
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Alternative fuels to
wood
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X?
(biogas)
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Changed agricultural practises
|
X?
(on one hand OA emphasise trees, on the other hand it may lead to higher
use of agricultural land)
|
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Tree-planting for multiple use
(fuel, N-fix, fodder, mulching, fruit)
|
X
|
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Awareness of population
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X
(OA and OA consumption linked to higher awareness)
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Soil degradation leading to
falling yields
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Erosion control measures
|
X
(Erosion control in inherent in organic concepts)
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Increase of organic matter
Diversification of production
system, aforestation, agroforestry
|
X
|
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Falling productivity in Green
revolution agriculture (more pests, resistance etc.)
|
Better management, soil building,
prevention, diversification, varieties, biological control
|
X
|
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Low profit for farmers
|
Reduced cost for production
Diversified more market oriented
production
|
X?
(in situations with high input prices and comparatively low labour costs)
|
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Increased income
|
X
(if special organic market is available)
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Low cost efficiency in inputs
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Improved management and technology
Efficient use of local (or
on-farm) production resources
|
X
|
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Innefficient use of natural
resources
|
Integration of animals and crop
production
Nutrient balance calculations
Nutrient planning over a rotation
period or a production cycle
|
X
|
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Recycling of nutrients from
society
|
X
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Limited water resources
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Less pollution of water
|
X
|
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Improve
water capacity of soils
Soil protection measures
Aforestation, agroforestry,
mulching and cover crops
|
X
|
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Foreign Exchange problems
|
Increase exports values
|
X?
(depending on if value of increased prices compensate potential loss in
volume)
|
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Decrease imports of inputs
|
X
|
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Environmental requirements from
export markets
|
Environmental certification
Extension and capacitation
Organisation of farmers
|
X
|
|
Limitations in market access
|
Get competitive advantage
Get access to market information
|
X
|
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Marginalised small farmers
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Increase of production
|
X?
(if traditional farming is not optimal)
|
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Redcued cost for production
|
X?
(in situations with high input prices and comparatively low labour costs)
|
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Increased income
|
X
(if special organic market is available)
|
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Improve technology
|
X
(OA is cheap and accessible)
|
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Farmers organisation
Direct marketing
|
|
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Recycling of nutrients from
society
|
X?
(depending on the the quality of the waste products, awareness of society,
cleaning processes etc)?
|
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Urban migration leading to poverty
and slums
|
Increase income in rural areas,
and decrease money flow from rural areas
Organisation,
capacitation
|
(X)
|
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Local / regional development
|
Increase income in rural areas,
and decrease money flow from rural areas
Increase infrastructure and
organisation of rural areas
|
(X)
|
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Social and cultural degradation
|
Vitalising old values or creating
new values
Increase self-reliance and status
of rural areas and populations
|
X?
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Threatened food security
|
Increase production
|
Long
term higher, short time lower, depending on conditions
|
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Availability of production
resources
|
?
|
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Increase income
|
Depends
on the conditions.
|
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Stable
production
|
X?
(pests could cause fluctuations…)
|
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Decrease input dependency
|
X
|
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Increase diversity –less risk
Soil improvement – more
resilience
|
X
|
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Optimal use of local resources
|
X
|
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(food safety)
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Limit un-safe food
|
X
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Increase consumer awareness
|
X
|
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(food sovereignity)
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Local production
|
(X)
|
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Local seeds
|
(X)
|
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Local inputs
|
X
|
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Increase consumer awareness
|
X
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(social
conditions)
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Less gaps between poor and rich
|
?
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Democracy, transparency,
participation
Organisation,
|
?
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