Organic ariculture for sustainable livelihoods

This book provides timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with dev...

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Main Authors: Halberg, Niels (Author), Muller, Adrian F. , 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2013
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245 0 0 |a Organic ariculture for sustainable livelihoods   |c edited by Niels Halberg and Adrian Muller 
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300 |a xvi, 280 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
500 |a "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Organic agriculture, livehoods and developments -- 2. Consequences of organic agriculture for smallholder farmer's livelihood and food security -- 3. Globalization of organic food chains and the enviromental impacts -- 4. The use of agro-ecological methods in organic farming -- 5. The potentials of organic agriculture : experiences from Costa Rica -- 6. Organic agriculture governance in the Global South : new oppotunities for participation in agricultural development and livelihood outcomes -- 7. The possibilities for inclusion of smallholder farmers in organic market chain development -- 8. Policies and action to support organic agruculture -- 9. Comparative institutional analyses of certified organic agriculture conditions in Brazil and China -- 10. The dynamics and recomposition of agroecology in Latin America -- 11. Research needs for developments of organic agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa 
520 |a This book provides timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with developed countries. It covers market-oriented approaches and challenges for OA as part of high-value chains and as agro-ecologically based development for improving food security. It demonstrates the often unrecognized roles that organic farming can play in climate change, food security and sovereignty, carbon sequestration, cost internalizations, ecosystems services, human health and the restoration of degraded landscapes -- COVER 
650 0 |a Organic farming   |x Economic aspect 
650 0 |a Organic farming   |x Enviromental aspects 
650 0 |a Organic farming   |x Social aspects 
650 0 |a Quality of life 
650 0 |a Rural development 
650 0 |a Sustainability 
650 0 |a Sustainability development 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture   |x Economic aspects 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture   |x Enviromental aspects 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture   |x Social aspects 
700 1 |a Halberg, Niels ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Muller, Adrian F. ,   |d 1971- ,   |e author 
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