Organic farming for climate change mitigation
Organic farming reduces emissions and enhances soil carbon storage in European agriculture
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Detail description
Organic soil management reduces nitrous oxide emissions and enhances carbon sequestration, supporting climate change mitigation. It promotes microbial activity and soil resilience through practices like reduced tillage. This factsheet reviews scientific evidence on organic farming's role in lowering agricultural emissions and improving soil health, with references to the Organic Farm Knowledge tool (ID: 52974) and the Organic Climate Network.
Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Switzerland
- Authors
- Giulia Bongiorno, Adrian Müller, Hans-Martin Krause, Maike Krauss, Else K. Bünemann
- Purpose
- Support decision-making and strategic planning, Manage risks and enhance resilience
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Apr 03, 2026
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- OK-Net EcoFeed
- License
- Other
- Keywords