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New accepted BERAS peer review article will be published in Ecological Economics, Elsevier
Science Sustainable governance of the agriculture and the Baltic Sea - agricultural reforms, food production and curbed eutrophication
Markus Larsson, Artur Granstedt
Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Centre, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Mälardalen University, School of Business, Box 883, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden
The Biodynamic Research Institute, Skilleby, 153 91 Järna, Sweden
Longstanding initiatives with local organic food systems and Ecological Recycling Agriculture (ERA) in the eight EU-countries in the Baltic Sea drainage area were evaluated during 2001 - 2004. In two scenarios agriculture production in the whole Baltic Sea drainage area converts to ERA. This halved the nitrogen surplus from agriculture and eliminated the surplus of phosphorus. In these scenarios food production would decrease or remain stable depending on strategy chosen.
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