Comparison of energy consumption and economic performance of organic and conventional soybean production — A case study from Jilin Province, China

Modern agriculture heavily depends on energy consumption, especially fossil energy, but intensive energy input increases the production cost for producers and results in environmental pollution. Organic agricultural production is considered a more sustainable system, but there is lack of scientific...

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Main Authors: Li-wei ZHANG, Til Feike, Jirko Holst, Christa Hoffmann, Reiner Doluschitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915611315