Sustainable Agriculture and Food Supply (eBook, PDF)

Scientific, Economic, and Policy Enhancements
Redaktion: Etingoff, Kimberly

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. As we realize the ways in which our food systems contribute and respond to climate change, sustainable agriculture becomes increasingly crucial. It is a complicated, multi-dimensional issue, which should be considered from a variety of angles. This compendium includes the perspectives of science

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771883856
• Artikelnr.: 45435261

Autorenporträt

Etingoff, Kimberly

Inhaltsangabe

What Is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and
Terms. Sustainably Connecting Producers and Consumers. Albanian and UK
Consumers' Perceptions of Farmers' Markets and Supermarkets as Outlets for
Organic Food: An Exploratory Study. Analysis of Production and Consumption
of Organic Products in South Africa. Empowering the Citizen-Consumer:
Re-Regulating Consumer Information to Support the Transition to Sustainable
and Health-Promoting Food Systems in Canada. Localizing the Food System.
Food Relocalization for Environmental Sustainability in Cumbria. Plant
Breeding for Local Food Systems: A Contextual Review of End-Use Selection
for Small Grains and Dry Beans in Western Washington. Local Selling
Decisions and the Technical Efficiency of Organic Farms. Organic Food and
the Human Element: Consumers and Farmers. Alternative Labeling Programs and
Purchasing Behavior toward Organic Foods: The Case of the Participatory
Guarantee Systems in Brazil. The Organic Food Philosophy: A Qualitative
Exploration of the Practices, Values, and Beliefs of Dutch Organic
Consumers within a Cultural-Historical Frame. Evaluating the Sustainability
of a Small-Scale Low-Input Organic Vegetable Supply System in the United
Kingdom. The Sustainability of Organic Grain Production on the Canadian
Prairies-A Review. The Future of Sustainable Agriculture. What Do We Need
to Know to Enhance the Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural
Production? A Prioritisation of Knowledge Needs for the UK Food System. The
Role of Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture: Views and Perceptions
among Key Actors in the Swedish Food Supply Chain. Beyond Climate-Smart
Agriculture: Toward Safe Operating Spaces for Global Food Systems.