Re-thinking Organic Food And Farming In A Changing World (the International Library Of Environmental, Agricultural And Food Ethics)
by Bernhard Freyer /
2014 / English / PDF
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This book is based on the assumption that “organic has lost its
way”. Paradoxically, it comes at a time when we witness the
continuing of growth in organic food production and markets
around the world. Yet, the book claims that organic has lost
sight of its first or fundamental philosophical principles and
ontological assumptions. The collection offers empirically
grounded discussions that address the principles and fundamental
assumptions of organic farming and marketing practices. The book
draws attention to the core principles of organic and offers
different clearly articulated and well-defined conceptual
frameworks that offer new insights into organic practices.
Divided into five parts, the book presents new perspectives on
enduring issues, examines standards and certification, gives
insights into much-discussed and additional market andconsumer
issues, and reviews the interplay of organic and conventional
farming. The book concludes with a framework for rethinking
ethics in the organic movement and reflections on the positioning
of organic ethics.
This book is based on the assumption that “organic has lost its
way”. Paradoxically, it comes at a time when we witness the
continuing of growth in organic food production and markets
around the world. Yet, the book claims that organic has lost
sight of its first or fundamental philosophical principles and
ontological assumptions. The collection offers empirically
grounded discussions that address the principles and fundamental
assumptions of organic farming and marketing practices. The book
draws attention to the core principles of organic and offers
different clearly articulated and well-defined conceptual
frameworks that offer new insights into organic practices.
Divided into five parts, the book presents new perspectives on
enduring issues, examines standards and certification, gives
insights into much-discussed and additional market andconsumer
issues, and reviews the interplay of organic and conventional
farming. The book concludes with a framework for rethinking
ethics in the organic movement and reflections on the positioning
of organic ethics.
