The crop yield gap between organic and conventional agriculture

By T. D. Ponti, B. Rijk, Martin K. van Ittersum. 2012

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Subfields: Ecology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science

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Future demands of the poultry industry: will we meet our commitments sustainably in developed and developing economies? (2021, background): “As pointed out by De Ponti et al. (2012), the yield gaps associated with the absence of inputs (genetics, balanced feed, and medication) are extreme, negatively affecting food security and sustainability.”
Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges (2017, background): “In this study which was conducted at the field level, 419 researchers arrived at higher yield gaps given the difficulties in management of nutrients in the 420 soil (de Ponti et al., 2012).”
Organic versus Conventional Cropping Sustainability: A Comparative System Analysis (2018, background): “* de Ponti et al., 2012 [93] On average, organic yields were 80% of those from conventional operations.”
A quantitative review of relationships between ecosystem services (2014, background): “However, there are doubts whether this allows producing sufficient food to feed the world population (Bengtsson et al., 2005; Zhang et al., 2007; de Ponti et al., 2012).”
Less meat, more legumes: prospects and challenges in the transition toward sustainable diets in Sweden (2018, neutral): “In this perspective, organic agriculture provides one example of a method for cultivating grain legumes with low or no chemical inputs, especially since the yield difference between organically and conventionally grown grain legumes is relatively small (de Ponti et al ., 2012).”
Participatory approach for developing knowledge on organic rice farming: Management strategies and productive performance (2020, background): “…moving beyond the plot-scale, toward a holistic vision, on-farm studies, the action research (Bengtsson et al., 2005; Shennan et al., 2017; De Ponti et al., 2012), and the use of interdisciplinary tools and participatory approaches (Rockström et al., 2009; Drinkwater, 2002; Ponzio et al.,…”
A meta-analysis of the effect of organic and mineral fertilizers on soil microbial diversity (2020, background): “While organic agriculture tends to be less productive in terms of crop yields (de Ponti et al., 2012; Hijbeek et al., 2017), there is some evidence that root development is greater in organic farming (T. Hu et al., 2018).”
Can Organic Sources of Nutrients Increase Crop Yields to Meet Global Food Demand? (2018, methodology): “[29], using a meta-dataset of 362 studies globally, concluded that individual yields of organic crops, on an average, were 20% lower than conventional crops.”
Foliar Applications of Biostimulants Promote Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Strawberry Plants Grown under Nutrient Limitation (2019, background): “Under such conditions, nutrient deficiencies/imbalances often become a severe limiting factor for the overall economic sustainability of the cultivation [5,6].”
Synthesis, part of a Special Feature on A Social-Ecological Analysis of Diversified Farming Systems: Benefits, Costs, Obstacles, and Enabling Policy Frameworks Ecosystem Services in Biologically Diversified versus Conventional Farming Systems: Benefits, Externalities, and Trade-Offs (2012, methodology): “Subsequently, two new studies (de Ponti et al. 2012, Seufert et al. 2012) critiqued the Badgley et al. (2007) study, primarily based on the choice of studies included in the Badgley study.”
Lower average yields but similar yield variability in organic versus conventional horticulture. A meta-analysis (2017, background): “These studies found yields to be on average 8 to 25% lower in organic systems with differences depending on the crop species, growing conditions and management practices (Bellon and Lamine, 2009; de Ponti et al. 2012; Seufert et al. 2012).”