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7%OFFF. Bailey Norwood - Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know® - 9780199368426 - V9780199368426
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Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know®

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Description for Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know® Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCT; KNDF; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
The public is more interested in agricultural and food issues than ever before, as is evident in the many agricultural controversies debated in the media. Why is it that some people embrace new agricultural technologies while others steadfastly defend traditional farming methods? Why do some prefer to buy food grown around the world while others patronize small, local farmers? In the debates about organic food, genetically modified organisms, and farm animal welfare, it is not always clear what the scientific literature actually says. To understand these controversies, the authors encourage readers to develop first an appreciation for why two ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199368426
SKU
V9780199368426
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-80

About F. Bailey Norwood
All authors are present or former faculty members in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. Calvo and Oltenacu are animal scientists, Lancaster (now at University of Florida) is a plant scientist, and Norwood is an agricultural economist. The authors reflect a range of backgrounds. One was raised on a family farm in the Midwest, ... Read more

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