Family farms are defined by two criteria: the importance of family labour and the transfer of
ownership, land tenure or management to the next generation. Most farms across the globe …

" In Animals as Legal Beings, Maneesha Deckha critically examines how Canadian law and,
by extension, other legal orders around the world, participate in the social construction of the …

The agricultural sector in developed countries has been experiencing a growth in the
percentage of women, yet very little economic research documents the role and contribution …

Most existing life cycle assessment studies that have compared the sustainability of organic
and conventional pork supply chains are environmental assessments. The economic and …

Simple Summary Current systems for raising food animals are largely geared to produce
large quantities of meat, milk, and eggs, at a low cost to the consumer. There are many …

The act of animal killing affects the human psyche in manners that are culturally contingent.
Throughout history, societal attitudes towards the taking of animal lives have mostly been …

The negative impacts caused by current industrial meat production challenge industry actors
to transform meat production towards more sustainable practices. However, despite the …

This article investigates the effect of small family farming on the use of sustainable farming
practices in Germany. For causal identification, we employ a fuzzy spatial regression …

Recent research suggests that there is an urgent need to create transitions to agroecology to
address the many ecological, social, and ethical problems caused by the hegemonic …

The ever-increasing global health impact of SARS-CoV-2—the etiological agent of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)—coupled with its socio-economic burden, has not …