Study finds that organic farming promotes biodiversity

A new study from researchers at Swansea University and institutes in France has found that organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants which are important for birds, bees and other farmland species.

The study found that organically farmed fields can also have a positive affect on the biodiversity in the surrounding landscape, offsetting the loss of biodiversity from conventionally farmed fields.

Sustain member the Soil Association welcomed the research, saying "The added advantage of this approach to saving our farmland birds, butterflies and bees is that organic farming produces healthy food without the heavy use of manufactured fertiliser and the huge greenhouse gas emissions it causes."

See also Sustain's work helping to develop the organic sector.  


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