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11Organic aquaculture — is becoming increasingly important as consumers become more environmentally aware, and concerns about sustainability and harmful impacts are becoming more prevalent [1]. Aquaculture has the highest rate of expansion[1] and Certified organic… …
12Motivations for organic agriculture — Main article: Organic farming Within the food industry, defining the benefits of organic food is largely left to word of mouth, media coverage, and the promotional efforts of organic advocates. Major food and beverage corporations[1] have rapidly …
13Organic farming by country — Organic farming is practised across the globe, but the markets for sale are strongest in North America and Europe. Contents 1 Organic farming by continent 1.1 Africa 1.2 Asia 1.3 …
14Biodynamic agriculture — Biodynamic agriculture, a method of organic farming that has its basis in a spiritual world view (anthroposophy, first propounded by Rudolf Steiner), treats farms as unified and individual organisms, [Diver (1999), [http://attra.ncat.org/attra… …
15Organic beans — There are three major types of organic beans: dry beans, snap beans (also known as greenbeans), and soybeans. The mature seed of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) serve as a protein source in a variety of foods worldwide. Dry beans and snap beans… …
16Ecotarian — is a term that refers to the process of selecting food with consideration for all of the various ecological factors plus energy used to produce the food. The goal is to eat in a sustainable way. Sustainability itself is a tricky concept, as there …
17Back-to-the-land movement — The phrase back to the land movement refers to a North American social phenomenon of the 1960s and 1970s. This particular back to the land movement was a migration from cities to rural areas that took place in the United States, its greatest… …
18produce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ home grown (esp. BrE), local ▪ supermarket ▪ seasonal ▪ agricultural …
19Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
20Local food — Farmers market] Local food (also regional food or food patriotism) or the local food movement is a collaborative effort to build more locally based, self reliant food economies one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution,… …
