Organic vs. conventional agriculture: Knowledge, power and innovation in the food chain

Geoforum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-173

  Morgan, Kevin ^a   Murdoch, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Evolutionary theory; Innovation; Knowledge; Organic

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIC FARMING; POWER RELATIONS;

EID: 0034089832     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(99)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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