No alternative? The politics and history of non-GMO certification

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-363

  Roff, Robin Jane ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Alternative agrifood system; Labeling; Neoliberalism; Non GMO; Politics of consumption; Third party certification

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350140530     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9166-5     Document Type: Article

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