Organic food and farming in china, Scott, Steffanie (university Of Waterloo, Canada) Si, Zhenzhong (balsillie School Of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada) Schumilas, Theresa (wilf
Grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy.
When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.
Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that "China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S." He affirms the United States' position as the world's sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India's future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader -- including the one who takes the oath of office on January 20, 2013.
Автор: Thottathil Sapna E. Название: India`s Organic Farming Revolution: What It Means for Our Global Food System ISBN: 1609382773 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781609382773 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 21250.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for the environment? What about organic produce grown thousands of miles from our kitchens, or on massive corporately owned farms? Is “local” or “small-scale” better, even if it’s not organic? A lot of consumers who would like to do the right thing for their health and the environment are asking such questions.Sapna Thottathil calls on us to rethink the politics of organic food by focusing on what it means for the people who grow and sell it—what it means for their health, the health of their environment, and also their economic and political well-being. Taking readers to the state of Kerala in southern India, she shows us a place where the so-called “Green Revolution” program of hybrid seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and rising pesticide use had failed to reduce hunger while it caused a cascade of economic, medical, and environmental problems. Farmers burdened with huge debts from buying the new seeds and chemicals were committing suicide in troubling numbers. Farm labourers suffered from pesticide poisoning and rising rates of birth defects. A sharp fall in biodiversity worried environmental activists, and everyone was anxious about declining yields of key export crops like black pepper and coffee.In their debates about how to solve these problems, farmers, environmentalists, and policymakers drew on Kerala’s history of and continuing commitment to grassroots democracy. In 2010, they took the unprecedented step of enacting a policy that requires all Kerala growers to farm organically by 2020. How this policy came to be and its immediate economic, political, and physical effects on the state’s residents offer lessons for everyone interested in agriculture, the environment, and what to eat for dinner. Kerala’s example shows that when done right, this kind of agriculture can be good for everyone in our global food system.
This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930's, where the first trans-national roots of organic farming took hold, through to the internet-mediated social protests against genetically modified crops at the end of the twentieth century, the author traces the rise to prominence of the movement. As well as providing a historical account, the book explains the movement's on-going role in fostering and organising alternatives to the dominant intensive and industrial forms of agriculture, such as promoting local food produce and animal welfare.
By considering it as a trans-national movement from its inception, aiming at cultural and social change, the book highlights what is unique about the organic movement and why it has risen only relatively recently to public attention. The author reports original research findings, focusing largely on the English-speaking world. The work is grounded in academic enquiry and theory, but also provides a narrative through which the movement can be understood by the more general interested reader.
Автор: Ronald Pamela C., Adamchak Raoul W. Название: Tomorrow`s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food ISBN: 0199342083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199342082 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17410.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Tomorrow's Table argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner. Pamela Ronald, a geneticist, and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, an organic farmer, take the reader inside their lives for roughly a year, allowing us to look over their shoulders so that we can see what geneticists and organic farmers actually do. Readers see the problems that farmers face, trying to provide larger yields without resorting to expensive or environmentally hazardous chemicals--a problem that will loom larger and larger as the century progresses--and they learn how organic farmers and geneticists address these problems. The book is for consumers, farmers, and policy decision makers who want to make food choices and policy that will support ecologically responsible farming practices, and for anyone who wants accurate information about organic farming, genetic engineering, and their potential impacts on human health and the environment. The first edition was published in hardcover in 2008 and in paperback in 2009. This second edition reflects the many and varied changes the fields of farming and genetic engineering have seen since 2009. It includes a new preface and three new chapters-one on politics and food-related protests such as the Marin county anti-vaccine movement and the subsequent outbreak of whooping cough, one on farming and food security, and one containing various recipes. Existing chapters on the tools of genetic engineering, organic vs. conventional foods, the tools of organic agriculture, and food labeling and legislature have all been updated.
Автор: Bernhard Freyer; Jim Bingen Название: Re-Thinking Organic Food and Farming in a Changing World ISBN: 9401791899 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401791892 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 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. The book concludes with a framework for rethinking ethics in the organic movement and reflections on the positioning of organic ethics.
Автор: Chrzan Janet, Ricotta Jacqueline Название: Organic Food, Farming and Culture: An Introduction ISBN: 1350027847 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350027848 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 31670.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание:
This textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to organic food and farming. Janet Chrzan, Jacqueline A. Ricotta and contributors explain organic food and organic farming principles; the history of organics; how organic food is grown, distributed, and consumed; the nutritional benefits; and the social and cultural meanings attached to the concept "organic."
Organic Food, Farming and Culture contains a wide range of features to reinforce understanding and learning, including:
- practical case studies from organic farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, students, and "concerned" consumers - exercises, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions - illustrations of farms, food, and organic processes.
An engaging introduction to organic agriculture, this book is essential reading for those interested in food studies, sustainable agriculture, food security, environmental studies, nutrition and health.
Автор: Guthman Julie Название: Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California ISBN: 0520277465 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520277465 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 26400.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents the study of organic farming. This book includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the certification arena has continued to grow and change since its implementation, and a guide to the structure of the organic farming sector.
Автор: Eric Lichtfouse Название: Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science ISBN: 9048133327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048133321 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 191560.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposes alternative solutions. It will help scientists, decision-makers and farmers who wish to build a safe agriculture and food system for future generations.
Автор: Eric Lichtfouse Название: Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming ISBN: 9048187400 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048187409 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 191560.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. This book gathers review articles that analyze agricultural issues and knowledge and proposes alternative solutions.
Автор: Mason Wendel Название: Sustainable Organic Farming ISBN: 1682863298 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682863299 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 131810.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Intensive farming techniques to increase yield have considerable impact on the environment. Sustainable organic farming is an attempt to curb such harmful effects by introducing microbial fertilizers instead of synthetic chemicals and limiting the use of pesticides and plant growth regulators, which help reduce the burden caused due to intensive farming techniques. This book attempts to assist those interested in this field with the help of researches and case-studies by experts from around the globe on topics such as transgenic crops in sustainable development, genetic modification as a route for delivery of sustainable crop protection, ecosystems and environment, etc. This book will prove to be an essential guide for both academicians and those who wish to pursue this discipline further.
Автор: St?phane Bellon; Servane Penvern Название: Organic Farming, Prototype for Sustainable Agricultures ISBN: 9400779267 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400779266 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Stakeholders show a growing interest for organic food and farming (OF&F), which becomes a societal component. Rather than questioning whether OF&F outperforms conventional agriculture or not, the main question addressed in this book is how, and in what conditions, OF&F may be considered as a prototype towards sustainable agricultures.
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