Going organic : mobilizing networks for environmentally responsible food production / Stewart Lockie, Kristen Lyons, Geoffrey Lawrence and Darren Halpin.

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Lockie, Stewart [author.]

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006Copyright date: 2006Description: 1 online resource (viii, 239 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Going organic.DDC classification:

631.584 23

LOC classification:

S605.5 .G63 2006eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Positioning Organics : the Global Context for Organic Foods -- Media Discourses : Capturing the Environment and Health Agenda -- Governing Organic Agriculture -- Producing Organic Foods -- Distribution, Trade and Retailing -- Consuming Organics : Mobilizing 'the Consumer' -- Organics Futures : Competition for the 'Green Market' -- Conclusion.

Abstract: This book sets out to assess the current situation of the organic agriculture/food sector, debunking a number of apparently common sense beliefs in the process, viz. that organic consumers are wealthy environmental and health extremists; that growth in the industry will inevitably undermine its environmental values; that the mainstream media are antagonistic to organics; and that the industry is driven by consumer demand. This book aims to make a practical contribution to the development of more sustainable food systems by exploring and revealing what it takes to get people involved in organics at each stage of the food chain.

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This book sets out to assess the current situation of the organic agriculture/food sector, debunking a number of apparently common sense beliefs in the process, viz. that organic consumers are wealthy environmental and health extremists; that growth in the industry will inevitably undermine its environmental values; that the mainstream media are antagonistic to organics; and that the industry is driven by consumer demand. This book aims to make a practical contribution to the development of more sustainable food systems by exploring and revealing what it takes to get people involved in organics at each stage of the food chain.

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Going organic : mobilizing networks for environmentally responsible food production / Stewart Lockie, Kristen Lyons, Geoffrey Lawrence and Darren Halpin.