Globalizing Organic
Title | Globalizing Organic PDF eBook |
Author | Rafi Grosglik |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2021-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1438481578 |
Globalizing Organic focuses on the globalization of a culture of "eating for change" and the ways in which local meanings attached to the production of foods embed ecological and social values. Rafi Grosglik examines how organic agriculture was integrated in Israel—a state in which agriculture was a key mechanism in promoting Jewish nationalism and in time has become highly mechanized and technologically sophisticated. He explores how organic food, which signifies environmental protection and social equity, has been realized in a country where environmental issues are perceived as less pressing compared to inner political conflicts, the Israeli-Arab conflict, and recurrent wars. Based on more than a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and analysis of historical documents and media, Grosglik traces how alternative food movements are affected by global and local trends. He covers a wide range of topics, including the ethos of halutzim ("pioneers," Zionist ideological farmers and workers), the utopian visions of the Israeli kibbutz, indigeneity that is claimed both by Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank, biblical meanings that have been ascribed to environmental and countercultural ideas, the Americanization of Israeli society, and its neoliberalized economy.
Globalizing Organic
Title | Globalizing Organic PDF eBook |
Author | Rafi Grosglik |
Publisher | Suny Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781438481555 |
Traces how alternative food movements are affected by global and local trends, with a focus on how organic agriculture was integrated in Israel.
Global Development of Organic Agriculture
Title | Global Development of Organic Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Niels Halberg |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1845930789 |
Agriculture and food systems, including organic agriculture, are undergoing a technological and structural modernization strongly influenced by growing globalization. Organic agricultural movements can be seen as a tangible effort towards more sustainable development. However, there are large differences between, on the one hand, industrialized farming and consumption based on global food chains and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor people primarily linked in local food markets in low-income countries. This book provides an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective. The book discusses in-depth political ecology, ecological justice, ecological economics and free trade with new insights on the challenges for organic agriculture. This is followed by the potential role of organic agriculture for improving soil fertility, nutrient cycling and food security and reducing veterinary medicine use, together with discussions of research needs and the importance of non-certified organic agriculture.
The Global History of Organic Farming
Title | The Global History of Organic Farming PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory A. Barton |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2018-02-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0192542591 |
Organic farming is a major global movement that is changing land-use and consumer habits around the world. This book tells the untold story of how the organic farming movement nearly faltered after an initial flurry of scientific interest and popular support. Drawing on newly-unearthed archives, Barton argues that organic farming first gained popularity in an imperial milieu before shifting to the left of the political spectrum after decolonization and served as a crucial middle stage of environmentalism. Modern organic protocols developed in British India under the guidance of Sir Albert Howard before spreading throughout parts of the British Empire, Europe, and the USA through the advocacy of his many followers and his second wife Louise. Organic farming advocates before and during World War II challenged the industrialization of agriculture and its reliance on chemical fertilizers. They came tantalizingly close to influencing government policy. The decolonization of the British Empire, the success of industrial agriculture, and the purging of holistic ideas from medicine side-lined organic farming advocates who were viewed increasingly as cranks and kooks. Organic farming advocates continued to spread their anti-chemical farming message through a small community that deeply influenced Rachel Carson's ideas in Silent Spring, a book that helped to legitimize anti-chemical concerns. The organic farming movement re-entered the scientific mainstream in the 1980s only with the reluctant backing of government policy. It has continued to grow in popularity ever since and explains why organic farming continues to inspire those who seek to align agriculture and health.
Global Development of Organic Agriculture
Title | Global Development of Organic Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Niels Halberg |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 393 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1845930797 |
Modern agriculture and food systems, including organic agriculture, are undergoing a technological and structural modernisation and are faced with a growing globalisation. Organic agriculture (OA) can be seen as pioneering efforts to create sustainable development based on other principles than mainstream agriculture. There are however large differences between the challenges connected to, on one hand, modern farming and consumption in high-income countries and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor consumers in low-income countries. The point of departure is the increasing globalisation and the production and trade of food and fodder and how this influences the role of OA. This book provides an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic agriculture in this global perspective, as seen from different perspectives such as sustainability, food security and fair trade.
The Global History of Organic Farming
Title | The Global History of Organic Farming PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory Allen Barton |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199642532 |
Roots of the organic challenge -- The cultural soil of organic farming -- Albert Howard and the world as Shropshire -- The Howards in India -- The search for pre-modern wisdom -- The compost wars -- To the empire and beyond -- The globalization of organic farming -- The 1980s to the present -- Organic farming and the challenge of globalization
Globalizing Human Resource Management
Title | Globalizing Human Resource Management PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Sparrow |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2004-07-31 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1134404778 |
Establishing the agenda for global HR, this book looks through the eyes of HR professionals themselves. It gives a broad, coherent overview of the field of IHRM and a detailed, practical analysis of what is needed to be successful in this crucial area of modern management. A number of key questions are addressed: Does IHRM drive the business agenda more than domestic HRM? What is the impact of IHRM on organizational effectiveness? What are the keys to success in IHRM? Drawing upon current research conducted as part of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's Globalization Research Project the text includes data from surveys of HR professionals and company practice as well as longitudinal case studies.