Agricultural externalities (pdf)

Authors: Lena Wietheger, Louisa Winkler, Antje Kölling, Marco Schluter
Scientific advisor: Dr. Sc.agr. Matthias Stolze (Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau, Switzerland)
Photography: Ralph Liebig, Organic Retailers Association, Austria
Design and layout: Arthur

Sources and further reading:

Foodwatch (2008), Organic: a climate saviour? The Foodwatch report on the greenhouse effect of conventional and organic farming in Germany, based on the study, The Impact of German Agriculture on the Climate, Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) [Report, German Language]

Foodwatch (2008), Klimaretter-Bio?, auf Grundlage der Studie, Klimawirkungen der Landwirtschaft in Deutschland, Institut für Ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) [Conference Paper]

Lampkin, N. (2007), Organic farming’s contribution to climate change and agricultural sustainability, Welsh Organic Producers Conference, 18th October 2007 [Report]

Nemes, N. (2009), Comparative analysis of organic and non-organic farming systems: a critical assessment of farm profitability, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Department, FAO. [Report]

Pretty, J.N. et al. (1996), An Assessment of the Total External Costs of UK Agriculture, Agricultural Systems 65 (2):113-136  [Journal Article]

Robinson, R. (2007), Positive Mountain Externalities, discussion paper for the Third Meeting of the Adelboden Group [Report]