Sustainable Food System – Targeting Production Methods, Distribution or Food Basket Content?

Abstract

The global phenomenon of organic food and farming, \rafter three decades of progress, faces new challeng\res\ras markets mature and the impacts of the global rec\ression start to change consumers and farmers'\rexpectations. This global survey of the organic foo\rd and farming considers how the social sciences hav\re come\rto understand in what way consumers make their choi\rces as they shop, and how new national markets evol\rve.\rIt also surveys how established organic sectors in \rNorth America and Europe are changing in response t\ro the\rchanges, that in part, the organic movement has cre\rated. Moving from a wide range of social science\rdisciplines, methodologies and perspectives, this b\rook represents an excellent starting place for new \rreaders,\rand offers innovation to those already familiar wit\rh the literature