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Review of the environmental and socio-economic barriers and benefits to organic agriculture in Scotland
Report of the research carried out by Harper Adams University, on behalf of the Scottish Government, into the environmental and socio-economic barriers and benefits to organic agriculture in Scotland.
Appendix 1: Basic search terms used to refine final search strategy
Basic search terms used to refine final search strategy
| # | Search term(s) | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environment* AND Organic | 127,358 |
| 2 | Environment* AND Organic AND Agricultur* | 10,507 |
| 3 | Environment* AND Organic farming | 5,253 |
| 4 | "organic farming" | 4,585 |
| 4a | "Organic farm*" | 5,606 |
| 5 | "Organic farming" AND Environment* | 1,371 |
| 6 | "Organic agricultur*" | 2,216 |
| 7 | "Organic agricultur*" AND Environment* | 754 |
Table 9: Population search terms (adding terms sequentially)
| # | Search term(s) | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Environment* OR Water* | 4,564,227 |
| 9 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* | 4,934,913 |
| 10 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* OR Biodiversity | 4,988,350 |
| 11 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* OR Biodiversity OR “Climate change” | 5,061,944 |
| 12 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* OR Biodiversity OR “Climate change” OR "rural econom*" | 5,063,837 |
| 13 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* OR Biodiversity OR “Climate change” OR "rural econom*" OR Consumer* | 5,238,610 |
| 14 | Environment* OR Water* OR Soil* OR Biodiversity OR “Climate change” OR "rural econom*" OR Consumer* OR Farm* | 5,279,354 |
Table 10: Qualifying search terms
| # | Search term(s) | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | UK AND ("Consumer Behavio*" OR "Farm* behavio*" OR "Consumer attitude*" OR "Farm* Attitude*") | 336 |
| 16 | "Consumer Behavio*" OR "Farm* behavio*" OR "Consumer attitude*" OR "Farm* Attitude*" | 13,523 |
Table 11: Combined search terms
| # | Search term(s) | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | #4 and #14 | 3,318 |
| 18 | #6 and #14 | 1,629 |
| 19 | #4 OR #6 | 6233 |
| 20 | (#4 OR #6) AND #15 | 0 |
| 21 | (#4 OR #6) AND #16 | 65 |
| 22 | (#4a OR #6) AND #14 | 6750 |
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