From farm to sea: applying Michelsen’s Six Step Theory to organic farming in Lithuania and its role in reducing eutrophication in the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon
Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon, mainly caused by agriculture, is creating a major burden on Lithuania. While organic agriculture reduces eutrophication, the conversion of lands under conventional agriculture to organic has been relatively slow. Based on a systematic literature review, I identified 8 case studies and analysed that overall nitrogen and phosphorous leaching from
