Organic Versus Conventional Farming Nutritional Value and Health Safety of Food Products Innovations in Environmental Engineering Series

This book presents the results of a comparison of the quality of food products and raw materials, such as vegetables, fruits and honey, produced in organic and conventional farming systems. The comparison, which was based on literature data and the results of our own research, included not only the chemical parameters important for assessing the nutritional and health-promoting values, but also the stability of the ingredients in the fruits, which is important from a food storage perspective. The ecological, social and economic aspects of organic food production, which are crucial from the perspective of sustainable development, are also discussed in the book.

Organic Versus Conventional Farming aims at academics and farmers, but also to anyone looking for the answer to the question of whether organic farming ensures high-quality food, the production of which is safe for the environment.

Preface

Author biographies

1. Agriculture and sustainable development

2. Farming system

3. Chemisation of agriculture in relation to healthy and safe food

4. Food production and processing

5. Quality of selected raw materials and food products derived from organic and conventional farms – results of own studies and literature review

6. Quality of honey and other bee products derived from conventional and organic beekeeping farms

Conclusions

References

Cezary Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Professor, Ph.D., Sc. D. is a researcher and lecturer working at the Faculty of Agrobioengineering of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. In 2018, he was awarded the title of professor of agricultural sciences. The research interests of prof. Cezary A. Kwiatkowski, mainly include the following issues: optimization of agronomic practices, agricultural systems, improving agrotechnics of herbal plants and vegetables, the effect of biostimulators and other foliar sprays on crop yield and quality, evaluation of the suitability of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) for crop fertilization, aspects of organic farming in agroecosystems, agrotechnical factors influencing soil quality, the role of agriculture in climate change mitigation and multifunctionality of rural areas.

A measurable result of his research is the authorship or co-authorship of 235 papers, including 145 articles in scientific journals, 11 monographs, 24 chapters in monographs and 17 popular science articles, as well as 2 publications related to agricultural practice. The other publications are conference reports. Prof. Cezary A. Kwiatkowski participated in the implementation of 17 research projects, including the manager of 6 scientific grants (2 international) concerning mainly: improvement of agrotechnics of cereal, root and herbal plants, ecological and conventional farming system and sustainable management of mineral and organic fertilizers. Since 2011, he has been the head of the Department of Agritourism and Rural Development operating within the Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques.

Elżbieta Harasim, PhD., Sc. D. University Professor is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. The main research problems of prof. Elżbieta Harasim include, among others: improving agrotechnics of cereal, herbal and vegetable plants, the impact of