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The role of management and farming practices, yield gaps, nutrient balance, and institutional settings in the context of large-scale organic conversion in Bhutan

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  • Tshotsho,
  • Lippert, Christian
  • Zikeli, Sabine
  • Krimly, Tatjana
  • Barissoul, Ayoub
  • Feuerbacher, Arndt

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In several lower middle income countries, organic agriculture (OA) has emerged as a top-down government initiative backed by strong political interest, which entails the risk of seriously neglecting the challenges faced by many organic farmers. In some cases, the promotion of OA, particularly large-scale OA conversion programs like in Sikkim and Bhutan, has received widespread attention. A system-level analysis of conversion to OA can provide a fair assessment and is desirable but rare. Often, there are serious issues with data paucity hindering deeper analyses of the feasibility of large-scale OA and its system-level challenges.

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  • Tshotsho, & Lippert, Christian & Zikeli, Sabine & Krimly, Tatjana & Barissoul, Ayoub & Feuerbacher, Arndt, 2024. "The role of management and farming practices, yield gaps, nutrient balance, and institutional settings in the context of large-scale organic conversion in Bhutan," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:220:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24002075
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104057
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