Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture: From Pioneer to Policy

by Georgina Holt, Matthew Reed

Overview

Bringing together articles by leading researchers, this book takes a fresh look at understanding the dynamics of the organic agricultural sector in Europe, Australia, South America and the US. The authors draw theory from a range of social sciences to demonstrate that the complexity of organic agriculture is closely connected to nature, society and economy. The book depicts organic agriculture as an engine of growth for the organic sector and examines the important roles played by producers, and other parts of the supply chain such as consumers and certification standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845930387
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	07/24/2006
Series:	CABI Series
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Matthew Reed is a Senior Research Fellow at the Countryside and Community Research Institute. He has been researching the organic movement for the last decade, having written his doctoral thesis on the British organic movement, co-edited a collection edition on the global organic movement and worked on several research projects into the organic sector in the UK. His work on the organic movement and rural social movements has been published in several leading journals.

Table of Contents

Corresponding Authors     v
Preface     x
Sociological Perspectives of Organic Agriculture: an introduction   M. Reed   G. Holt     1
What Farmers' Markets Say About the Post-organic Movement in Ireland   O. Moore     18
Turf Wars: the Organic Movement's Veto of GM in UK Agriculture   M. Reed     37
Fertile Minds and Friendly Pens: Early Women Pioneers   M. Schmitt     56
Motivations and Values: a Means-end Chain Study of French Consumers   L. Sirieix   A. Alessandrin   V. Persillet     70
A Conceptual Model of Willingness to Pay for Organic Food in the UK   G. Holt     88
Motorcyclists in the USA and the UK: Risk Perception of Local and Organic Food   B. Scholten     107
Has Organic Farming Modernized Itself Out of Business? Reverting to Conventional Methods in Denmark   P. Kaltoft   M. Risgaard     126
Conventionalization in the Australian Organic Industry: a Case Study of the Darling Downs Region   S. Jordan   H. Shuji   R. Izawa     142
Auditing Sustainability: the Impact of EurepGAP in New Zealand   H. Campbell   C. McLeod   C. Rosin     157
Emerging Scared: an Analysis of SocioeconomicData on Conversion in South Africa   K. Niemeyer   J. Lombard     174
Is There a Female Principle in Organic Farming? An Interpretation of Data for Norway   H. Bjorkhaug     195
The Paradox of Diffusion of Organic Farming: a Case Study in Denmark   E. Noe     210
Regional Rural Development: the Formation of Ecoregions in Austria   M. Schermer     227
Rural Social Development: Small-scale Horticulture in Sao Paulo, Brazil   S. Bellon   L. de Abreu     243
Public Sector Procurement: Organic School Meals in Denmark   A. Dahl   N. Kristensen     260
National Agricultural Policy: the German Agrarwende   M. Schafer   H. Ulmer   A. Engel   J. Kantelhardt   A. Heibenhuber     272
Sociological Perspectives of Organic Research: to Policy and Beyond   G. Holt   M. Reed     284
Index     305