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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Hernandez Cervantes, Tania (1) Juarez Hernandez, Isabel (1) Palavra-chave Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Direct marketing (1) Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (1) Local food system (1) Mexico. (1) Organic agriculture (1) Self-sufficient food system (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Ano 2009 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Exploring the organic agriculture practice in Mexico: an opportunity for small-scale farmers to feed themselves AgEcon Juarez Hernandez, Isabel; Hernandez Cervantes, Tania. We examine how organic farming practiced by small farmers in rural zones in Mexico could build a self-sufficient food system. We hold the hypothesis that the promotion of the local consumption of organic produce is an alternative to strengthen the local economy needed to sustain food self-sufficiency. The hypothesis stands against export oriented market and high external input technology of industrial agriculture that erodes small-scale farmers’ ability for self-sufficient food. Firstly, a debate about how organic farming systems promote local economies is presented, drawing on sustainable agriculture approach. Organic agriculture seems to be a suitable alternative for small-scale farmers because it allegedly diminishes financial vulnerabilities since they... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Organic agriculture; Self-sufficient food system; Local food system; Direct marketing; Mexico.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. Ano: 2009 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58033 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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