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What are the environmental, economic, and social barriers to achieving agricultural sustainability in the Ten Rivers region of western Oregon?

Creator:

Stanton, Michael

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This ethnographic study examined some of the ways that global markets and the infrastructure of agribusiness affect local smallholder farmers in the Ten Rivers region who are transitioning toward more sustainable and traditional agricultural methods. The purpose of this research was to discover what barriers smallholder farmers face in developing...

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Masters Thesis

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LIST OF TABLES Figure Page Table 1: Certified organic farms in Oregon
Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:

Daye, Rebecka Rising

Abstract:

Around the globe, an array of alternative agrifood movements has emerged largely in response to the ecological and socio-economic threat caused by industrialized agricultural processes. From organic agriculture, to Slow Food, Locavore, and the Food Sovereignty movement, people around the world are reasserting their right to healthy and culturally appropriate...

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Masters Thesis

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organic farming. The purpose of this inquiry is to explore the relationship between alternative agrifood