Bringing the food economy home : Local alternatives to global agribusiness
by Norberg-Hodge Helena
Published by : Zed books (London) Physical details: 150p. ISBN:1-84277-233-3.
Subject(s):
Food
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Marketing
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Farmers' markets
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Agriculture
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Food and Health
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Food and Community
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From local to global : Global food system, locally adapted food system, globalization
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Ecology of food marketing : Reduced vs excessive packaging, small, decentralised shops vs huge mega markets, transport infrastructure, energy infrastructures, broadcasting unsustainability
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Ecology of food production : Destroying diversity, on-farm vs off- farm inputs, integrated livestock vs factory farms, soil, local adaptation vs genetic engineering
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Food and health : chemical stews, food poisoning, factory farms and human health
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Food and the economy : Money in local economy, employment in local economy, wages, farming in third world, decline of rural economies, large industrial farms more productive
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Food and community : Webs of interdependence, rural community, cities, loss of democracy
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Food security : Corporate control, feeding corporations, homogenized food supply, local foods add to food security
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Shifting direction , from global to local, resource guide
Year: 2002
Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY General Stacks | 338.19 NOR/B (Browse shelf) | Available | 009932 |