The drivers of the conversion in organic farming (OF): a review of the economic literature

Ghislain Geniaux (1) , Laure Latruffe (2) , Jerome Lepoutre (1) , Celine Nauges (3) , Claude Napoleone (1) , Jasmin Sainte-Beuve (2) , Natacha Sautereau (1)

1 ECODEVELOPPEMENT - Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement
2 SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires
3 LERNA - Economie des Ressources Naturelles

We reviewed the studies, mainly in economy, to identify the drivers of the farms‘ conversion in organic farming (OF). The scientific documents were selected by requesting the international bibliographic databases (Web Of Knowledge, Organic Eprint) to identify articles, and by crossing main articles quoted in the recent economic literature in the field of the drivers of conversions. We have organised the review in two groups, one focused on motivations for conversion and values associated with the choices of OF, and the other on the observable drivers. This category of drivers was split in internal factors (linked to the farmer and the farm) and external factors (such as public policies, localization, etc).

Mots clés: organic farming; conversion; discrete choice model; spatial variability; public policy; data analysis; mathematical model

Mots clés: agriculture biologique; variabilité spatiale; politique publique; analyse de données; système de production; modèle mathématique; décision

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Ghislain Geniaux, Laure Latruffe, Jerome Lepoutre, Celine Nauges, Claude Napoleone, et al.. The drivers of the conversion in organic farming (OF): a review of the economic literature. 3. ISOFAR Scientific Conference at the 17. IFOAM Organic World Congress, Sep 2011, Gyeonggi Paldang, South Korea. ⟨hal-01462611⟩