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| Vartdal, Barbro; Løes, Anne-Kristin. |
| Conversion to organic agriculture as a process of social adaptation was qualitatively analysed by the sociologists Barbro Vartdal and Arild Blekesaune during 1990-92. Altogether, 33 farmers were analysed, giving the sociologists interviews, written diaries or reports as material. The farmers participated in the "30 farm-project", conducted by the Norwegian Centre for Ecological Agriculture. The sociologists described three categories of eco-farmers, according to whether the farmer was cosmopolitically or locally orientated: The antroposopher,the ecosopher and the reformist. Their motivations of farming, conversion and mastering strategies as well as social barriers for conversion were described. It is argued that conversion is a social process as well as a... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Social aspects. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/19309/1/Vartdal_and_L%C3%B8es_Mikkeli_NJF_1994.pdf |
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