02686nam 2200577 450 991082059130332120200520144314.01-60938-301-X(CKB)3710000000214272(EBL)1756031(SSID)ssj0001290995(PQKBManifestationID)11722465(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001290995(PQKBWorkID)11246371(PQKB)10542087(MiAaPQ)EBC1756031(OCoLC)885208670(MdBmJHUP)muse41587(Au-PeEL)EBL1756031(CaPaEBR)ebr10904196(PPN)186114931(EXLCZ)99371000000021427220140814h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndia's organic farming revolution what it means for our global food system /Sapna E. Thottathil ; design by April LeidigIowa City, Iowa :University of Iowa Press,2014.©20141 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60938-277-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Globalization and organic food systems -- Crisis in Indian agriculture -- The Third World's model for development -- Forging a statewide organic farming policy in Kerala -- The social and ecological benefits of organic farming -- Local versus organic markets -- Organic?: a good option for dinner in our globalized world.Should you buy organic food? Is it just a status symbol, or is it really better for us? Is it really better for the environment? What about organic produce grown thousands of miles from our kitchens, or on massive corporately owned farms? Is "local" or "small-scale" better, even if it's not organic? A lot of consumers who would like to do the right thing for their health and the environment are asking such questions.Sapna Thottathil calls on us to rethink the politics of organic food by focusing on what it means for the people who grow and sell it-what it means for their health, the health of Organic farmingIndiaOrganic farmingLaw and legislationIndiaKeralaOrganic farmingOrganic farmingLaw and legislation631.5/84095483Thottathil Sapna E.1982-1705696Leidig AprilMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820591303321India's organic farming revolution4092627UNINA