Evaluating agroecological farming practices

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dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Paul J.
dc.contributor.authorRedhead, John
dc.contributor.authorGirkin, Nicholas T.
dc.contributor.authorDeeks, Lynda K.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Jim A.
dc.contributor.authorStaley, Joanna T.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T14:57:30Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T14:57:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-20
dc.description.abstractThere are a range of definitions for agroecologically-related farming systems and practices. In brief, organic farming places strong restrictions on inputs, agroecological analyses often focus on principles, and regenerative farming typically emphasises the enhancement of soil health and the diversity of agricultural and wild species at a farm-scale. Perhaps surprisingly the role of agroecological systems in reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from food and farming is implicit rather than explicit. Despite some literature contrasting agroecological and technical approaches, many authors indicate that the desirability of farming practices should be determined by their impact at the appropriate scale. Sustainable intensification has been defined as maintaining or enhancing agricultural production while enhancing or maintaining the delivery of other ecosystem services. Approaches such as the Global Farm Metric and LEAF Marque Certification can support the integrated assessment of 12 groupings of attributes at a farm-scale covering inputs and outputs, and environmental and social impacts. In this report we reviewed the following 16 practices: crop rotations, conservation agriculture, cover crops, organic crop production, integrated pest management, the integration of livestock to crop systems, the integration of crops to livestock systems, field margin practices, pasture-fed livestock systems, multi-paddock grazing, organic livestock systems, tree crops, tree-intercropping, multistrata agroforestry and permaculture, silvopasture, and rewilding.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBurgess PJ, Redhead J, Girkin N, Deeks L, Harris JA, Staley J. (2023) Evaluating agroecological farming practices. Report from the “Evaluating the productivity, environmental sustainability and wider impacts of agroecological compared to conventional farming systems” project SCF0321 for DEFRA. 20 February 2023. Cranfield University and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrologyen_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20584
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20655
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherDEFRAen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.titleEvaluating agroecological farming practicesen_UK
dc.typeReporten_UK

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