Table 4 Crop yields reduction ratio when switching from conventional to organic farming for crops18,21 and animals22
From: Towards sustainable diets and farming systems through land use optimisation
Category | Yield reduction |
|---|---|
Cereals | 0.75 |
Rapeseed | 0.55 |
Pea | 0.65 |
Potatoes | 0.65 |
Sugar beet | 0.80 |
Maize | 0.85 |
Vegetables | 0.80 |
Temporary pastures | 0.89 |
Cattle (meat and milk) | 0.86 |
Pigs | 0.90 |
Poultry layers | 0.90 |
Poultry broilers | 0.91 |
