Evaluating economic and environmental impacts of organic forage production using the environmental accounting method

本研究旨在利用环境会计方法，评估日本有机奶牛场有机饲料生产系统的环境与经济影响。环境会计是综合评估生产者环境保护努力的成本和效果的一种有用的方法。结果表明，本研究分析的有机牧草生产比常规牧草生产更环保，但由于不使用化肥和农药，增加了有机肥成本和人工成本。

This study aimed to assess the environmental and economic impacts of organic forage production system in the organic dairy farms in Japan using the environmental accounting method. Environmental accounting is a useful methodology for the integrated assessment of costs and effects of producer's environmental conservation efforts. The results showed that organic forage production analyzed in this study was more environmentally friendly than conventional forage production, while it increased the costs of organic fertilizers and labor due to the absence of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.