The identification of the market potentials of organic products is important in the drive towards a sustainable agricultural development in SSA. However, evidence shows that valuing attributes of credence goods (organic products) while using stated preference methods faces additional obstacles...

In der Dissertation wird eine Methode entwickelt und angewandt, die der Abschätzung der Beiträge einer Branche zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung mittels eines Indikatorensystems dient. Die Methode wird erprobt und in ihrer Anwendung demonstriert, indem ein Indikatorensystem und die Vorgehensweise...

Introduction -- Fair trade and organic agriculture: a case from south India -- Fair trade, organic, and genetically modified organisms : a case from central India -- Plantation management and workers under certification : a case from Darjeeling, India -- Social movements and commercial...

Dilemmas of agriculture trade liberalisation and poverty reduction in the Caribbean and Africa / Ann Rajack-Talley -- Agricultural development and food security in developing nations : social and environmental impacts / Frances Bekele, Isaac Bekele -- Strengthening food security in emerging...

Introduction: why this book? -- Foreword / Joachim von Braun, Chair of the German Government's Bioeconomy Council -- Background and overview of the book / E Jane Morris, University of Leeds, UK, Ivar Virgin, Stockholm Environment Institute -- Benefits and challenges of a new knowledge based...

Agriculture is still the most important sector in driving economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. In recent times, global agricultural food systems around the world are undergoing a rapid transformation with modern retailers, private standards, and vertically integrated...

Plants and animals or in a broader sense, mother-nature, has been serving mankind from time immemorial. If you consider agriculture, as cultivation or domestication of plants and animals then you may start evaluating the impact of mankind since the last 12,000 years. Today, still, agriculture...

Plants and animals or in a broader sense, mother-nature, has been serving mankind from time immemorial. If you consider agriculture, as cultivation or domestication of plants and animals then you may start evaluating the impact of mankind since the last 12,000 years. Today, still, agriculture...

Plants and animals or in a broader sense, mother-nature, has been serving mankind from time immemorial. If you consider agriculture, as cultivation or domestication of plants and animals then you may start evaluating the impact of mankind since the last 12,000 years. Today, still, agriculture...

Plants and animals or in a broader sense, mother-nature, has been serving mankind from time immemorial. If you consider agriculture, as cultivation or domestication of plants and animals then you may start evaluating the impact of mankind since the last 12,000 years. Today, still, agriculture...

This book highlights the issue of adaptation to climate change in food supply chains, the management and policy implications and the importance of supply chain resilience. As the success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities, the direct climate...

Introduction : visions of transformation and growth : institutional logics and social processes in the organic sector -- Breaking ground for a new agriculture : transformation and expansion during the organic sector's early years -- Stabilizing the market, dividing the field : federal...

Landwirte und Verbraucher wirtschaften gemeinsam. Das Konzept der Solidarischen Landwirtschaft (Solawi) bietet Vorteile für beide Seiten. Die Broschüre ist gedacht für Landwirte und Gärtner, die das Konzept kennenlernen möchten. Sie erfahren, wie eine Solawi funktioniert, welche Optionen...