The pursuit of agroecological principles by Flemish beef farmers : advancing towards a body of thought for sustainable food systems
The Flemish beef sector faces growing economic uncertainty and societal criticisms. Agroecology is regularly proposed as an alternative development pathway, yet what this exactly means in this context is largely unexplored. This doctoral research aimed at investigating the relevance of agroecology to beef farming in Flanders. By gathering and analyzing data from a diverse group of Flemish beef farmers with both qualitative and quantitative methods, this dissertation renders agroecology as a practice more concrete conceptually in this context. The analysis of these farmers accounts also served... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doctoralThesis |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Schlagwörter: | Agroecology / Sustainable food systems / Beef / Flanders / Critical Realism / Cognitive Mapping / Mixed Methods / Livestock farming systems |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26696591 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/245412 |