Meeting the European Green Deal Objective of Expanding Organic Farming

• Autorzy: Aleksandra Kowalska , Milena Bieniek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Research background: Economic growth is unsustainable. However, a circular economy has the potential to lead to sustainable development, while decoupling economic growth from the negative consequences of resource depletion and environmental degradation. The EU's strategy of climate neutralization in 2050 developed, inter alia, into a European Green Deal action plan aiming at the efficient use of resources by moving to a cleaner, circular economy. More sustainable EU food system is a cornerstone of the European Green Deal. The European Commission's goal is 25% of agricultural land to be used for organic production in 2030. The question is if it is possible to reach the objective with the use of current incentives. What else may be done to encourage European farmers to convert to organic farming?
Purpose of the article: The aim of this research is to review the development of organic agriculture in Europe and the EU and to identify incentives for farmers to convert to organic farming.
Methods: First of all, the methodological approach is to iteratively review the existing literature to frame the problem. Secondly, the data on organic agriculture in Europe is to be analyzed to answer the research questions. The analysis is based on international statistics, mainly collected by FiBL, IFOAM, EC Agri-food data portal and Eurostat..Fitting the trend functions to the actual data has been made in three scenarios (pessimistic, realistic and optimistic). These trend functions were used for the long-term forecasts of the share of organic farmland in the EU.
Findings & value added: The long-run forecast might be treated as a goal, which can motivate to act more intensively to achieve the objective. The existing measures, including organic farming payments, are not sufficient to meet the goal of massive increase in the acreage under organic production. It is necessary to develop new incentives e.g. Green Public Procurement, innovative and effective media campaigns, development of a dynamic network of actors within the organic food supply chain with the use of blockchain technology. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Rolnictwo ekologiczne; Żywność ekologiczna; Produkcja rolna; Zielony Ład

EN

Ecological agriculture; Organic food; Agricultural production; Green Deal

• Czasopismo: Equilibrium
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 17
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 607-633

Twórcy

autor

Aleksandra Kowalska

• Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

autor

Milena Bieniek

• Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

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DOI

10.24136/eq.2022.021