Summary
Reganold's 2017 narrative review, published through the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, synthesises evidence addressing the central tension between organic farming's documented environmental and sustainability benefits and its yield performance relative to conventional agriculture. The work examines whether organic systems can realistically scale to meet 21st-century production demands whilst delivering food security. Without access to the full text, specific quantitative findings and conclusions remain uncertain, though the review appears positioned to integrate evidence across sustainability, productivity and food security domains.
UK applicability
Findings are likely relevant to UK policy discussions around sustainable intensification and organic certification standards, though applicability depends on whether the review addresses temperate climate systems and whether conclusions are transferable to UK soil types, cropping patterns and regulatory contexts.
Key measures
Yield performance; environmental sustainability metrics; food security contributions; scalability of organic systems
Outcomes reported
This narrative review synthesises evidence on organic agriculture's environmental and sustainability benefits relative to conventional farming, and evaluates its yield performance within the context of global food security imperatives.
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