TY - JOUR
T1 - Does organic agriculture need eco-compensation? Evidence from Chinese organic farms using an eco-compensation model
AU - Zhen, Huayang
AU - He, Xueqing
AU - Qiao, Yuhui
AU - Ju, Xuehai
AU - Xu, Zhiyu
AU - Hashemi, Fatemeh
AU - Knudsen, Marie Trydeman
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - Differentiated eco-compensation amounts are essential to food security through promoting the adoption of sustainable agriculture. This study enhances the eco-compensation model (ESBIET) by incorporating relative net ecosystem service value (RNESV) and eco-compensation efficiency. Organic farming significantly enhances RNESV, highlighting its ecological benefits. The improved model suggests that eco-compensation may be required for low-value crops such as rice due to market constraints, but not for high-value crops such as greenhouse vegetables and tea. These findings emphasize the vital role of eco-compensation in sustaining eco-friendly rice production and the potential for the effective utilization of eco-compensation funds. This research provides a fairer and more efficient method to quantify eco-compensation to aid policymakers promote sustainable agricultural production.
AB - Differentiated eco-compensation amounts are essential to food security through promoting the adoption of sustainable agriculture. This study enhances the eco-compensation model (ESBIET) by incorporating relative net ecosystem service value (RNESV) and eco-compensation efficiency. Organic farming significantly enhances RNESV, highlighting its ecological benefits. The improved model suggests that eco-compensation may be required for low-value crops such as rice due to market constraints, but not for high-value crops such as greenhouse vegetables and tea. These findings emphasize the vital role of eco-compensation in sustaining eco-friendly rice production and the potential for the effective utilization of eco-compensation funds. This research provides a fairer and more efficient method to quantify eco-compensation to aid policymakers promote sustainable agricultural production.
KW - Eco-compensation
KW - Ecosystem service value
KW - Efficiency
KW - Net ecosystem service value
KW - Organic agriculture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85196254842&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.spc.2024.06.013
DO - 10.1016/j.spc.2024.06.013
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2352-5509
VL - 49
SP - 72
EP - 81
JO - Sustainable Production and Consumption
JF - Sustainable Production and Consumption
ER -