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| Whitney, Cory W.; Từ Tuyết, Nhung. |
| Demand is rising for organic vegetables in Vietnam. This poses many challenges for small-scale rural farmers who supply the Hanoi markets. Strict third party certification is well beyond their reach, both in terms of cost and technical ability. Organic participatory guarantee systems (PGS) offer an alternative through peer-review and social control, supporting appropriate farming practices, local market development, and social cohesion (Zanasi and Venturi 2008). PGS is based on civil society (Fonseca et. al, 2008), and ensures agro-biodiversity conservation and livelihood security by recognizing the merits of traditional practices and customs (Darlong 2008). PGSs are context specific and the systems vary greatly, but all propose collective efforts for... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems Education; Extension and communication. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/32560/1/Whitney%20%26%20Tu%CC%9B%CC%80%20Tuye%CC%82%CC%81t%202014.pdf |
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| Whitney, Cory W.; den Braber, Koen; Từ Tuyết, Nhung; Thorndal Jørgensen, Søren. |
| In a farmers' survey within Organic Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) in Soc Son Hanoi, Vietnam farmers indicated that they feel there is room for improvement, but that they are largely satisfied with the management schemes and farming systems. They gave a high score for questions related to the principles; health 74%, ecology 79%, fairness 68%, and care 71%. These results are outlined and the case is made that the organic principles are measurable and comparable. It is further argued that with a quantifiable measurement of the functioning of organic systems from the farmer we may find more ways to promote and help shape the future of the movement according to the principles. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Social aspects. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/23090/1/23090%20Principles%20of%20Organic%20Agriculture_MM.pdf |
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