Recent developments in organic farming edited by J.M.L.Gulati and T.Barik
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Bhubaneswar Orissa University of Agriculture and technology 2011Description: xiv, 740 p ill. 24 cmSubject(s): Organic farmingDDC classification: 631.584 Summary: In advertisements for organic food products the naturalness of the product (produced in a natural way) is often emphasised. naturalness is regularly mentioned in comparing organic farming with conventional agriculture. Supposed examples of unnaturalness are: dehorned cows in strawless yards, debeaked hens kept in large flocks, growing plants in a water culture, use of synthetic pesticides, modern reproductive techniques such as ovum pick up or genetic modification. The critique that the technique of genetic modification is unnatural is seen as one of the so-called intrinsic concerns, not primarily based on the (extrinsic) consequences, the risks for human or for the environment, but related to the technology itself and man's attitude towards nature (Reiss & Straughan,1996; Nuffield Council, 1999; Task Group, 1999).
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In advertisements for organic food products the naturalness of the product (produced in a natural way) is often emphasised. naturalness is regularly mentioned in comparing organic farming with conventional agriculture. Supposed examples of unnaturalness are: dehorned cows in strawless yards, debeaked hens kept in large flocks, growing plants in a water culture, use of synthetic pesticides, modern reproductive techniques such as ovum pick up or genetic modification. The critique that the technique of genetic modification is unnatural is seen as one of the so-called intrinsic concerns, not primarily based on the (extrinsic) consequences, the risks for human or for the environment, but related to the technology itself and man's attitude towards nature (Reiss & Straughan,1996; Nuffield Council, 1999; Task Group, 1999).
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