Global development of organic agriculture : challenges and prospects / edited by Niels Halberg, Hugo Fjelsted Alrøe, Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Erik Steen Kristensen, Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming Foulum, P.O. BOX 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Demark.

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006Copyright date: 2006Description: 1 online resource (xii, 377 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:

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Global trends in agriculture and food systems / Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Niels Halberg, Jørgen E. Olesen, John Byrne, Venkatesh Iyer and Noah Toly -- Globalization and sustainable development : a political ecology strategy to realize ecological justice / John Byrne, Leigh Glover and Hugo F. Alrøe -- Organic agriculture and ecological justice : ethics and practice / Hugo F. Alrøe, John Byrne and Leigh Glover -- Ecological economics and organic farming / Paul Rye Kledal, Chris Kjeldsen, Karen Refsgaard and Peter Söderbaum -- Organic farming in a world of free trade / Christian Friis Bach -- Certified and non-certified organic farming in the developing world / Nicholas Parrott, Jørgen E. Olesen and Henning Høgh-Jensen -- Possibilities for closing the urban-rural nutrient cycles / Karen Refsgaard, Petter D. Jenssen and Jakob Magid -- Soil fertility depletion in sub-Saharan Africa : what is the role of organic agriculture? / John Pender and Ole Mertz -- Sustainable veterinary medical practices in organic farming : a global perspective / Mette Vaarst, Stephen Roderick, Denis K. Byarugaba, Sofie Kobayashi, Chris Rubaire-Akiiki and Hubert J. Karreman -- The impact of organic farming on food security in a regional and global perspective / Niels Halberg, Timothy B. Sulser, Henning Høgh-Jensen, Mark W. Rosegrant and Marie Trydeman Knudsen -- Towards a global research programme for organic food and farming / Henrik Egelyng and Henning Høgh-Jensen -- Synthesis : prospects for organic agriculture in a global context / Niels Halberg, Hugo F. Alrøe and Erik Steen Kristensen.

Abstract: This book provides an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective. Initially, the book provides a description of global trends in agriculture followed by discussions on sustainability, globalization and the relatively new concepts of 'ecological justice' and 'political ecology'. Different views on economy and trade are discussed with a focus on ecological economics. Then, the status and possibilities of organic agriculture in developing countries are discussed, including problems of nutrient cycles and soil depletion plus issues on veterinary medicine. Furthermore, organic farming is related to the world food supply. The possibilities of knowledge exchange in organic agriculture are also evaluated and how a large-scale conversion to organic agriculture would impact on food security. Finally, prospects and challenges of organic farming in a globalized world are discussed in a synthesis chapter. This book will be of interest to researchers in organic agriculture, agricultural economics and rural development as well as NGO workers and policy makers. The book has 12 chapters and a subject index.

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This book provides an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective. Initially, the book provides a description of global trends in agriculture followed by discussions on sustainability, globalization and the relatively new concepts of 'ecological justice' and 'political ecology'. Different views on economy and trade are discussed with a focus on ecological economics. Then, the status and possibilities of organic agriculture in developing countries are discussed, including problems of nutrient cycles and soil depletion plus issues on veterinary medicine. Furthermore, organic farming is related to the world food supply. The possibilities of knowledge exchange in organic agriculture are also evaluated and how a large-scale conversion to organic agriculture would impact on food security. Finally, prospects and challenges of organic farming in a globalized world are discussed in a synthesis chapter. This book will be of interest to researchers in organic agriculture, agricultural economics and rural development as well as NGO workers and policy makers. The book has 12 chapters and a subject index.

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Global development of organic agriculture : challenges and prospects / edited by Niels Halberg, Hugo Fjelsted Alrøe, Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Erik Steen Kristensen, Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming Foulum, P.O. BOX 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Demark.