The conventions of agri-environmental practice in New Zealand: Farmers, retail driven audit schemes and a new spirit of farming

GeoJournal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-54

  Rosin, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agri food system; Audit; Convention theory; New Zealand; Retailers; Spirit of farming

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; FOOD PRESERVATION; STANDARDS;

AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM; AGRIFOOD; AUDIT; CONVENTION THEORY; FOOD PRODUCTIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NEW ZEALAND; RETAILERS; SPIRIT OF FARMING;

CANNING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DAIRY FARMING; FOOD PRODUCTION; FRUIT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 49849086265     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9177-1     Document Type: Review

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