Sociological perspectives of organic agriculture
Subtitle: from pioneer to policy
By: edited by Georgina Holt and Matthew Reed.
Contributors: Holt, Georgina.; Reed, Matthew.
Publisher: CABI Pub.; CABI
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781845930387
Subjects: Natural foods industry -- Congresses.; Organic farming -- Congresses.; Sociology, Rural -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sociological perspectives of organic agriculture : an introduction / M. Reed and G.Holt; title: Farmers' markets and the movement in Ireland / O. Moore; title: Turf wars : the organic movement's veto of GM  in UK agriculture / M. Reed; title: Fertile minds and friendly pens : early women pioneers in Germany / M. Schmitt; title: Motivations and values : a means-end chain study of French consumers / Sirieix, A. Alessandrin, V. Persillet; title: A conceptual model of willingness to pay for organic food in the UK / G. Holt; title: Motor biker's risk perceptions of local and organic food in the US and the UK / B. Scholten; title: Has organic farming modernized itself out of business? reverting to conventional methods in Denmark / P. Kaltoft and M. Risgaard; title: Conventionalisation in the Australian organic industry : a case study of the Darling Downs Region / S. Jordan, H. Shuji, and R. Izawa; title: Auditing sustainability : the impact of Eurepgap in New Zealand / H. Campbell, C. Mcleod and R. Christopher; title: Emerging scared : an analysis of the socioeconomic data on conversion in South Africa / K. Niemeyer and J. Lombard; title: Is there a female principle in organic farming? an interpretation of data for Norway / H. Bjorkhaug; title: The paradox of diffusion of organic farming : a case study in Denmark / E. Noe; title: Regional rural development : the formation of eco-regions in Austria / Schermer; title: Rural social development : small-scale horticulture in Sao Paulo, Brazil / S. Bellon and L.S.de Abreu; title: Public sector procurement : organic school meals in Denmark / A. Dahl and N. H. Kristensen; title: National agricultural policy : the German  Agrarwende / Schafer, H. Ulmer, A. Engel; title: J. Kantelhardt and A. Heiáenhuber; title: Sociological perspectives of organic research : to policy and beyond / G. Holt and M. Reed.