This review paper by Muller A., published by the Environment for Development Initiative in April 2009 (funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) concludes that organic agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability, is a concrete and promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy.
This review paper by Muller A., published by the Environment for Development Initiative in April 2009 (funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) concludes that organic agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability, is a concrete and promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy.
Adaptation and mitigation based on organic agriculture can build on well established practice because organic agriculture is a sustainable livelihood strategy with decades of use in several climate zones and under a wide range of specific local conditions. The financial requirements of organic agriculture as an adaptation or mitigation strategy are low.
Further research is needed on yields in organic agriculture and its mitigation and sequestration potential. Other critical points are information provision and institutional structures such as market access.
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