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Project
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Sustainability of organic farming in a global food chain perspective
- a case study in China
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Supervisors
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Henning Høgh Jensen, KU/LIFE
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University
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Copenhagen University, Faculty of Life Sciences
China Agricultural University
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Work place
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Copenhagen University
Faculty of Life Sciences
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Højbakkegaard Allé 9, 2630 Taastrup
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E-mail / phone
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/ 3533 3520
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Aim
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The intention of this PhD project is to evaluate the impacts of
different types of organic products chain on the sustainability of
rural development in China. Based on the overview of organic
products chains in China, integrated impacts between different
types of organic product chain will be evaluated using assessment
framework. The objectives are:
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To establish an overview of organic products chains (from
production base to market) in China
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To describe the influence of different types of organic products
chains to sustainable rural development, through case studies
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To give quantified and qualified assessments for the impacts of
selected organic product chains on sustainable rural development
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Background
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Organic agriculture can contribute to meaningful socio-economic and
ecologically sustainable development, especially in the developing
countries. On one hand, this is due to the application of organic
principles, which means efficient management of local resource (e.g.
local seed varieties, manure, etc) and therefore cost-effectiveness.
On the other hand, the market for organic products—at local and
international level—has tremendous growth prospects and offers
creative producers and exporters in the South world excellent
opportunities to improve their income and living conditions.
Establishing whether organic agriculture is a viable alternative for
a particular holding needs to be carried out on a case—by—case basis.
What can organic agriculture contribute to achieving socially and
ecologically sustainable development in the developing countries? To
date, no systematic attempt has been made to evaluate the benefits
and effects of organic products chain. The aim of this PhD project,
as one subproject of Global Org, is to evaluate the impacts of
different types of organic products chain on the sustainability of
rural development in China, based on experiences gained in practice.
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Status
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Status reports
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Time table
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01.02.2007 - 31.01.2010
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