Can export-oriented aquaculture in developing countries be sustainable and promote sustainable development? The shrimp case

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-321

  Rivera Ferre, Marta G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food security; Food sovereignty; Food trade; International financial institutions; Liberalization policies; Sustainable aquaculture

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SHRIMP CULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 67650606816     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-009-9148-7     Document Type: Article

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