Looking for alternatives: The construction of the organic beef chain in Mugello, Tuscany

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 126-143

  Brunori, Gianluca ^a   Cerruti, Raffaella ^a   Medeot, Stefania ^a   Rossi, Adanella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative food supply networks; Conventionalisation; Food relocalisation; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849201907     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2008.016984     Document Type: Article

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