The environmental impacts of organic agriculture are only
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The gap
The environmental impacts of organic agriculture are only partially understood and whether such practices have spillover effects on pests or pest control activity in nearby fields remains unknown.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 53 times in total.
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Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps
- Bibliometric Review of Research on Green Farming Practices in Agriculture: A Global Literature Overview 2010–2024 (2026) · West Science Agro · doi
The need for a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and intellectual structure of green farming practices research. The lack of analysis on the development of themes within the area of study.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: need comprehensive understanding evolution intellectual structure green farming - Ecophilosophy of Semen Antonets, regarding organic farming as a method of non-traditional land use (2024) · Zemleustrìj, kadastr ì monìtorìng zemelʹ · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the current understanding of organic farming and its ecological implications. The need for a change in the worldview and the transition to a deeper level of understanding of existence is emphasized as a research gap.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap current understanding organic farming ecological - Ecophilosophy of Semen Antonets, regarding organic farming as a method of non-traditional land use (2024) · Zemleustrìj, kadastr ì monìtorìng zemelʹ · doi
The paper suggests that future research should focus on the development of ecophilosophical teaching and ecological paradigm. The implementation of organic farming as a method of non-traditional land use should be further studied and promoted.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: paper suggests future research focus development ecophilosophical teaching - Identifying key management and environmental drivers of organic fertilizer-induced soil N 2 O emissions across North America: A meta-analysis (2026) · Environmental Research Communications · doi
Abstract Organic farming systems have expanded across North America, yet the drivers and magnitude of soil N 2 O fluxes remain understudied.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: abstract organic farming systems expanded across north america drivers magnitude soil fluxes remain understudied - Spillover effects of organic agriculture on pesticide use on nearby fields (2024) · Science · cited 53× · doi
The environmental impacts of organic agriculture are only partially understood and whether such practices have spillover effects on pests or pest control activity in nearby fields remains unknown.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: environmental impacts organic agriculture partially understood whether practices spillover effects pests pest control activity nearby
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