Organic farming : an international history / William Lockeretz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lockeretz, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organic farming--History.

Organic farming.

Organic farming--Societies, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning as a small protest to the industrialization of agriculture in the 1920's, 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 challenge

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; I: Origins and Principles; II: Policies and Markets; III: Organizations and Institutions; IV: Challenges; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-00435-9

9786611004354

1-84593-289-7

OCLC:

173844268