The social practice of sustainable agriculture under audit discipline: Initial insights from the argos project in new zealand

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-141

  Campbell, Hugh ^a   Rosin, Christopher ^a   Hunt, Lesley ^b   Fairweather, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; ARGOS project; Audit; Farm households; GLOBALG.A.P.; Integrated management; New Zealand; Organic; Social dynamics; Sustainability; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84855210574     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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