Creating food futures: Reflections on food governance issues in New Zealand's agri-food sector

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-125

  Le Heron, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agri food production; Food governance; Neoliberalising economic space; New Zealand; Organic production and standards; Risk management; Royal commission on genetic modification; Supply chain re alighnment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROINDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH;

NEW ZEALAND;

LAMB;

EID: 0037215752     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0743-0167(02)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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