India's organic farming revolution : what it means for our global food system / / Sapna E. Thottathil ; design by April Leidig

• Autore: Thottathil Sapna E. <1982->
• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, Iowa : , : University of Iowa Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5/84095483
• Soggetto topico: Organic farming - India; Organic farming - Law and legislation - India - Kerala
• Persona (resp. second.): LeidigApril
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: India's organic farming revolution
• ISBN: 1-60938-301-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786797103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II