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Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Developing Countries

Organic agriculture (OA) is a concrete and promising strategy for adaptation to climate change and variability for rural communities has additional potential as a mitigation strategy.

OA is a sustainable livelihood strategy with decades of use in several climate zones and widely variable local conditions. Its financial requirements for adaptation or mitigation are low. Further research is needed on yields from OA and its mitigation and sequestration potential. Other critical aspects to consider are information provision and institutional structures.

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  • EfD Discussion paper

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Muller, Adrian (2009), "Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Developing Countries", EfD Discussion paper 09-09, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, April 2009.

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