Sentences with phrase «comparable conventional farms»

In a European context, the labour input is higher on organic arable and mixed farms, while organic dairy farms use the same amount of labour, or less, than comparable conventional farms.

In Europe, figures for labour use on organic farms in relation to comparable conventional farms vary between countries and studies15.

Not exact matches

Economic performance on organic farms in many countries and numerous crops are often found to be comparable with those on conventional farms, even without additional subsidies and sometimes even without output price premiums.

Conventional farming, the study's authors write, erodes farmland at rates comparable to what nature does in some of the most rugged parts of the planet.