Nature and nature values in organic agriculture. An analysis of contested concepts and values among different actors in organic farming

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-168

  Hansen, Lene ^a   Noe, Egon ^a   Højring, Katrine ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actors; Discourse; Implementation; Multivocality; Nature; Nature quality; Organic farming; Values

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ETHICS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645548035     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-005-1804-y     Document Type: Article

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