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| Wynen, Els; Vanzetti, David. |
| Organic agriculture has only recently come out of its marginal status in many countries. Consequently, funding for research is starting to pick up, and policies on research needs have been the focus of attention more in the last few years than ever before. Since Niggli and Lockeretz (1996) mapped past research in organic agriculture, several reports have been written on what is happening at present, or what should happen in the future. For example, Lindenthal, Vogl and Hess (1996) described research requirements in Austria, Höök (1997) detailed research in seven European countries, and Wynen (1997) analysed present and future research needs in organic agriculture in Europe. More recently, a number of studies have appeared which discuss research topics... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Research methodology and philosophy. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/3054/1/Lyon99.rtf |
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| Vanzetti, David; Wynen, Els. |
| Enthusiasts of the organically grown food industry often espouse a preference for produce grown in the local region, and suggest that consumers should buy locally produced organic products. One reason consumers buy organic products is to improve the environment. There is a perception that transporting foods long distances is wasteful, in part because transport costs are not appropriately priced to include all externalities. Does this make sense? The focus of this paper is to examine conceptually how trade can contribute to a more environmentally-sound way of supplying agricultural products to consumers, even when transport costs are adequately taken into account. An example from the international wheat trade illustrates this point. |
| Tipo: Book chapter |
Palavras-chave: Markets and trade. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/3115/1/3115.htm |
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