Farmers Engaged in Deliberative Practices; An Ethnographic Exploration of the Mosaic of Concerns in Livestock Agriculture

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-179

  Driessen, Clemens ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Convention theory; Ethnography; Farmers' ethics; Livestock farming; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; INNOVATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859431048     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-010-9293-z     Document Type: Article

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