Research Publications
Impacts of feeding less food-competing feedstuffs to livestock on global food system sustainability
Increasing efficiency in livestock production and reducing the share of animal products in human consumption are two strategies to curb the adverse environmental impacts of the livestock sector. Here, we explore the room for sustainable livestock production by modelling the impacts and constraints of a third strategy in which livestock feed components that compete with direct human food crop production are reduced.
Pesticide use, climate change and farmland invertebrates
Over 40 years of data on invertebrate abundance in cereals, cropping patterns, pesticide use and weather in the Sussex Study area gave us the opportunity to investigate how invertebrate abundance changed in relation to changes in farming and climate.
How the organic food system supports sustainable diets and translates these into practice
How the organic food system supports sustainable diets and translates these into practice
Land-use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta-analysis
This paper provides more evidence for the biodiversity benefits of organic farming using a meta-analysis of 94 studies
Evaluating the Sustainability of a Small-Scale Low-Input Organic Vegetable Supply System in the United Kingdom
Sustainability of a small-scale organic vegetable supply system
Concepts of plant health – reviewing and challenging the foundations of plant protection
What is plant health? ORC-led publication explains
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Farming:An overview of current evidence
OCW has published a report, written by ORC staff, of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.