In an ever changing interconnected world, the agriculture and food system faces constant challenges in many forms, such as the impacts of climate change, uncertainty surrounding the use of novel technologies and the emergence of new zoonotic diseases. Alongside these challenges professionals working...

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Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Wageningen Wageningen Academic Pub. 2009
Schlagworte:	Conference papers and proceedings / fast / (OCoLC)fst01423772 Conference papers and proceedings / lcgft Agricultural productivity / fast / (OCoLC)fst00801250 Food industry and trade / fast / (OCoLC)fst00930843 Food supply / fast / (OCoLC)fst00931196 Agricultural innovations > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses Food supply > Congresses Agricultural productivity > Congresses Food industry and trade > Congresses Ethik Landwirtschaft Konferenzschrift > 2009 > Nottingham
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Zusammenfassung:	In an ever changing interconnected world, the agriculture and food system faces constant challenges in many forms, such as the impacts of climate change, uncertainty surrounding the use of novel technologies and the emergence of new zoonotic diseases. Alongside these challenges professionals working in the food system are faced with opportunities to improve food production and distribution. As decision-makers attempt to balance these threats and opportunities in order to secure more sustainable production systems, the key question that arises is: What do we envisage as the future for agriculture and food production? With numerous voices advocating different and sometimes conflicting approaches, ranging from organic farming to wider use of GMOs through in vitro meat production, this discussion of the future raises significant ethical que
Beschreibung:	"Contains the extended abstracts presented at the 8th Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics"--Page 17 ""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; ""Kate Millar, Pru Hobson-West and Brigitte Nerlich""; ""Keynote papers""; ""Social justice in sustainable food initiatives: an inquiry""; ""T.C. MacMillan, P. Steedman and S. Ripoll""; ""Animal futures: the changing face of animal ethics""; ""P. Sand�e and S.B. Christiansen""; ""Agrifood nanotechnology: is this anything?""; ""Paul B. Thompson""; ""Theme 1 � Governance of the food system: ethical challenges""; ""Overcoming the moral psychology of denial: how to communicate more effectively about food ethics""; ""Raymond Anthony"" ""Consequences of the EC framework of health claims made on food: are we protecting the consumer by means of human trials?""""L. Escajedo San Epifanio""; ""Developing an ethical aquaculture food index for international food trade""; ""A.S. Haugen1 and M. Kaiser2""; ""Exploring a mode of agri-food governance: international food standard setting and expertise""; ""R.P. Lee""; ""An ethical reflection on the thoughts of Asbj�rn Eide on the right to food""; ""J.L. Omukaga""; ""The European Common Agricultural Policy, obesity, and organic farming""; ""Dita Wickins-Drazilova"" ""Theme 2 � Climate change and the future of farming""""The price of responsibility: ethics in a time of climate change""; ""M. Gjerris and C. Gamborg""; ""Climate change and the future of farming: challenges from urban agriculture""; ""A.E.J. McGill""; ""Animal agriculture and climate change: ethical perspectives""; ""A. Nordgren""; ""Animal ethics in a time of climate changes""; ""H. Röcklinsberg""; ""Theme 3 � The ethics of bioenergy: research and technology development"" ""Technological innovation and social responsibility: challenges to Bavarian Agriculture and the provision of bioenergy""""Ch. D�rnberger1, B. Formowitz2, H. Grimm1 and A. Uhl2""; ""Keeping warm in an ethical way � is it acceptable to use food crops as fuel?""; ""C. Gamborg1, K.H. Madsen2 and P. Sand�e1""; ""Use of Italian national food survey to estimate CO2 emissions related to �out of season� consumption: kiwifruits as a case study""; ""L. Mistura, M. Ferrari, S. Sette and C. Leclercq""; ""Theme 4 � Animal futures: welfare and ethics"" ""Culling of day-old chicks: opening the debates of Moria?""""S. Aerts1,2, R. Boonen2, V. Bruggeman3, J. De Tavernier2 and E. Decuypere2,4""; ""Ethical principles for the use of animals in Austrian legislation""; ""R. Binder1, H. Grimm2 and E. Schmid3""; ""Conserving poultry biodiversity: choosing is not always losing!""; ""R. Boonen""; ""Comparative analysis of the inclusion of animal ethics in European animal welfare policy-making""; ""Tjard de Cock Buning""; ""Principles of animal ethics in Norwegian legislation and governance""; ""E.M. Forsberg"". - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (445 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9086866735 9789086866731
DOI:	10.3920/978-90-8686-673-1