Implementing the organic farming concept in strategies of sustainable development: European and Russian perspectives

O Voronkova,O Vysotskaya

doi:10.15421/2019_120

Abstract

The tradition of organic agriculture is at present increasingly strengthening its position in European countries and becoming a paradigm for building up sustainable development strategies, ecological and economic security of regions. A more ecological model becomes a necessity today. It offers a great opportunity for European producers of organic products to get a long-term sustainability and competitive advantages. The world economic crisis has further influenced and forced the interest of producers and consumers in high-quality and safe products. The article considers approaches to implementing the organic farming concept as part of building up strategies of sustainable development of EU regions in comparison with the Russian Federation, analyzes the main state mechanisms of this process.

Highlights

An analysis of the works of foreign researchers over the past 5-10 years has revealed a tendency to consider organic agriculture in the paradigm of sustainable development of regions
A significant number of researchers believe that the advantages of organic agriculture can be distinguished: conservation of soil and water resources, improving soil and water quality, increasing diversity, maintaining yields, producing quality products, natural pest control with less environmental pollution, and numerous disadvantages : labour intensity, it requires constant attention and skills, needs a sufficient amount of natural resources, and in transition periods often yield reduction occurs (Prasad, 2005, Eickhout et al, 2007) It is considered that food security and organic farming lead to completely different types of land use: one is intensive and the other is extensive
The European Union is committed to promoting sustainable agriculture as part of its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Summary

Introduction

An analysis of the works of foreign researchers over the past 5-10 years has revealed a tendency to consider organic agriculture in the paradigm of sustainable development of regions. A significant number of researchers believe that the advantages of organic agriculture can be distinguished: conservation of soil and water resources, improving soil and water quality, increasing diversity, maintaining yields, producing quality products, natural pest control with less environmental pollution, and numerous disadvantages : labour intensity, it requires constant attention and skills, needs a sufficient amount of natural resources, and in transition periods (two years for agricultural governmental cultures) often yield reduction occurs (Prasad, 2005, Eickhout et al, 2007) It is considered that food security and organic farming lead to completely different types of land use: one is intensive and the other is extensive. Already at an early stage, they saw flaws in the use of synthetic chemicals and supported traditional methods such as crop rotation and organic fertilizer - methods that they considered trustworthy ” (Goewie, 2002)

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