Submitted:
17 November 2020
Posted:
18 November 2020
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Abstract
The European Union green deal has proposed the “organic farming action plan” to render this farming system more sustainable for climate mitigation and adaptation and to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). While this policy instrument is fundamental to reach sustainable agriculture, there is still no agreement on what sustainable agriculture is and how to measure it. This opinion paper proposes an ecosystem-based framework on the crop life-cycle to determine the balance between economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainability to support decision-making.
Keywords:
Organic Farming
; Sustainable Agriculture
; Ecosystem Services
; Life Cycle Assessment
; EU Green Deal
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