Organic Food and Farming in China
top-down and bottom-up ecological initiatives
$437.80
- Hardcover
236 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2018
Summary
Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China’s cities. This book shows how a set of social, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions have converged to shape the development of a “formal” organic sector, created by “top-down” state-developed standards and regulations, and an “informal” organic sector, created by ‘bottom-up’ grassroots st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138573000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138573000 |
| Author: | Steffanie Scott, Zhenzhong Si, Theresa Schumilas, Aijuan Chen |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 236 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Earthscan Food and Agriculture |
About The Author
Steffanie Scott
Steffanie Scott is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Canada.
Zhenzhong Si is a postdoctoral fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada.
Theresa Schumilas is a postdoctoral fellow and research associate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.
Aijuan Chen is a policy analyst at Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada.
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