[en] A sustainable agricultural production chain (“from stable to table”) is not produced
ex nihilo, especially when its future hinges on demand from a supermarket
distribution circuit. Many of the standards of conventional production chains
effectively serve as references for intermediaries and consumers alike. The tensions
between sustainability standards and market standards are thus the crucial areas in
which negotiations about the chain’s future take place. These inextricably
intertwined technical, social, and economic tensions are the subject of this research.
These tensions create a situation of uncertainty, that is to say, of choices between
pathways. They are both a springboard for action and the cause of inaction,
depending on how they are interpreted. This exploration is what justified an
intervention-research approach that combines restating questions and changing
relations to explore the possible pathways to take
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Stassart, Pierre M ; Université de Liège - ULiège > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.) > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.)
Mormont, Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > DER Sc. et gest. de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environ.) > Socio-économie, Environnement et Développement
Jamar, Daniel
Stilmant, Didier
Aerstens, Joris
Van Huylenbroeock, Guido
Language :
English
Title :
How can organic farming contribute to sustainable production and consumption patterns
Alternative titles :
[en] Comment l'agriculture biologique contribue aux modes de production et de consommation durable
Publication date :
2007
Publisher :
Belgian Science Policy, Brussel, Belgium
Number of pages :
187
Commissioned by :
Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy