Organic farming delivers public benefits to society e.g. biodiversity conservation, soil health, water quality, air quality and climate change mitigation. These benefits are currently supported by higher prices for organic products and by the area‐based support for organic conversion and maintenance. However, the support payments are not differentiated according to the actual benefits delivered by individual farmers. In addition, the calculation of payment levels takes no account of external costs of agriculture. Against this background, the overall aim of the project is to develop a ready‐to‐implement overall concept to remunerate environmental benefits of organic farming that is both coherent and recognises different levels of achievement. To achieve this, (a) factors that influence the delivery of environmental benefits will be analysed biometrically on the basis of scientific publications; (b) relevant indicators will be evaluated with respect to their suitability (effectiveness, legal soundness (justiciability) and transactional costs); (c) a reward system will be developed and tested, and (d) an approach to implementation will be developed.
Mitarbeit im Modul 2, Teilbereich B2.2 Analyse der Datenquellen und neuer Technologien
