Organic Agriculture and Climate Change

1. Introduction to Organic Agriculture
1.1. History and Current Organic Agriculture Land Use
1.2. Practices and Principles
1.3. Review Questions
2. Effects of Organic Agriculture on the Soil Carbon Stock
2.1. Basic Principles of Soil Carbon Sequestration
2.2. Soil Inorganic Carbon
2.3. Soil Organic Carbon
2.4 Net Effect of Organic Agriculture on Soil Carbon Sequestration
2.5 Review Questions
3. Organic Agriculture and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3.1 Carbon Dioxide
3.2 Methane
3.3 Nitrous Oxide
3.4 The Hidden Carbon Cost of Organic Agriculture Practices
3.5 Review Questions
4. Biogeophysical and Biochemical Climate Effects of Organic Agriculture
4.1 Surface Albedo
4.2 Evapotranspiration
4.3 Surface Roughness
4.4 Biogenic Aerosols
4.5 Review Questions
5. Organic Agriculture, Crop Yield Responses, Indirect Land Use Changes and their Climate Effects
5.1 Regional Scale
5.2 Global Scale
5.3 Review Questions
6. Improving Conventional Agriculture by Incorporating Organic Principles to Reduce Climate Impacts
6.1 Cropping Systems
6.2 Livestock Production
6.3 Fruits and Vegetables Production
6.4 Vineyards
6.5 Review Questions
7. The Role of Organic Agriculture in the International Climate Change Policy
7.1 Regulations of Organic Agriculture Principles
7.2 Role of Agriculture in International Climate Change Policy
7.3 Review Questions
8. The Way Forward
9. Appendices