Contradictions in state- and civil society-driven developments in China's ecological agriculture sector

Food Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 158-166

  Scott, Steffanie ^a   Si, Zhenzhong ^a   Schumilas, Theresa ^a   Chen, Aijuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certification; China; Ecological agriculture; Food quality standards; Green food; Organic food

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CERTIFICATION; CIVIL SOCIETY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

CHINA;

EID: 84896105395     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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