11048: How do ethical values of organic agriculture relate to standards and current pratice?
(2007) How do ethical values of organic agriculture relate to standards and current pratice?. Paper presented at 7th EurSAFE Congress, Vienna, 13-15 September 2007; Published in Zollitsch, Werner; Winkler, Christoph; Waiblinger, Susanne and Hasleberger, Alexander, Eds. Sustainable Food Production and Ethics. Wageningen Academic Publishers, page pp. 26-30.
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Summary
The concern that in a growing market organic farming will be more intensive and industrialised has led to renewed interest in organic principles. This paper examines what organic values are covered by standards. It uses the ethical value basis of organic agriculture as described in the four IFOAM Principles of Organic Farming of Health, Ecology, Fairness and Care which encompass the values of sustainability, naturalness and of systems approach. It further explores whether these values are reflected in current organic farming practice and what challenges arise from them in relation to the future development of organic farming.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | ethical values |
| Subject Areas: | Food systems > Markets and trade Values, standards and certification |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Institute of Rural Sciences (IRS) |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 11048 |
| Contact: | Padel, Dr Susanne |
| Deposited On: | 05 October 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
| Additional Publishing Information: | Hard copies of the full set of conference preprints can be purchased from the publisher |
| Related Links: | http://www.wageningenacademic.com/Default.asp?pageid=58&docid=16&artdetail=Eursafe2007&webgroupfilter=& |
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