@article{fdi:010077658,
  title = {{O}rganic agriculture in {A}frica : a source of innovation for agricultural development},
  author = {{D}e {B}on, {H}. and {T}emple, {L}. and {M}al{\'e}zieux, {E}. and {B}endjebbar, {P}. and {F}ouilleux, {E}. and {S}ilvie, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {A}frica, official statistics contain little data on organic agriculture, even though its products are increasingly available on local and export markets. {A}frican consumer demand is growing, providing a dynamic economic opportunity. {T}oday, there is no doubt that organic agriculture is making an important contribution to the agro-ecological transition process underway in {A}frica. {I}t reduces the adverse environmental and health impacts of agriculture, particularly because it uses no synthetic chemical inputs. {I}t improves the resilience of agricultural systems. {U}nder certain conditions, its specific techniques can increase agricultural productivity, even if its yields are on average lower than those in conventional agriculture. {O}rganic systems are labour-intensive, and as such can be a source of employment for young people in rural areas. {S}ome scientific studies and the initiatives undertaken by many local actors confirm the importance of organic agriculture in this continent. {A}gricultural research now needs to support its emergence, in a context in which very few studies have so far been conducted on this subject. {T}o ensure these fledgling initiatives develop, research could also contribute to appropriate public policy making at different levels.},
  keywords = {{BENIN} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {SENEGAL} ; {OUGANDA} ; {TANZANIE} ; {BURUNDI} ; {KENYA} ; {RWANDA} ; {SOUDAN} ; {ZAMBIE} ; {NIGERIA} ; {NAMIBIE} ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}erspective - {CIRAD}},
  volume = {48},
  numero = {},
  pages = {4},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.19182/agritrop/00036},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077658},
}