Organic farming : an international history / edited by William Lockeretz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lockeretz, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organic farming--History.

Organic farming.

Organic farming--Societies, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, [2007]

Summary:

Beginning as a small protest to the industrialization of agriculture in the 1920s, organic farming has become a significant force in agricultural policy, marketing, and research. No longer dismissed as unscientific and counterproductive, organic techniques are now taken seriously by farmers, consumers, scientists, food processors, marketers, and regulatory agencies in much of the world. Organic farming is both dynamic and forward-looking but is also rooted in tradition. It is these traditions that can provide valuable starting points in debates over how organic farming should meet new challenges such as globalization, the emergence of new production techniques, and growing concern over equity and social justice in agriculture. Complementing general discussions with case histories of important organic institutions in various countries, this comprehensive discussion is the first to explore the development of organic agriculture.

Contents:

What explains the rise of organic farming? / W. Lockeretz

The origins of organic farming / G. Vogt

Organic values / M. Sligh and T. Cierpka

The science of organic farming / D.H. Stinner

The evolution of organic practice / U. Niggli

The development of governmental support for organic farming in Europe / S. Padel and N. Lampkin

The organic market / J. Aschemann ... [et al.]

Development of standards for organic farming / O. Schmid

IFOAM and the history of the international organic movement / B. Geier

The Soil Association / P. Conford and P. Holden

Ecological Farmers Association and the success of Swedish organic agriculture / I. Källander

MAPO and the Argentinian organic movement / D. Foguelman

NASAA and organic agriculture in Australia / E. Wynen and S. Fritz

FiBL and organic research in Switzerland / U. Niggli

The Organic Trade Association / K. DiMatteo and G. Gershuny

A look towards the future / B. Geier ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780851998336

085199833X

9781845932893

1845932897

OCLC:

122291526