Sustainable agriculture and free market economics: Finding common ground in Adam Smith   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1  

Harvey S. James Jr. 《Agriculture and Human Values》2006,23(4):427-438

There are two competing approaches to sustainability in agriculture. One stresses a strict economic approach in which market forces should guide the activities of agricultural producers. The other advocates the need to balance economic with environmental and social objectives, even to the point of reducing profitability. The writings of the eighteenth century moral philosopher Adam Smith could bridge the debate. Smith certainly promoted profit-seeking, private property, and free market exchange consistent with the strict economic perspective. However, his writings are also consistent with many aspects of sustainable agriculture. For example, Smith argued that people ought to exercise restraint in their pursuit of self-interest, and he believed in balancing economic with environmental and social considerations. If both sides of the debate more fully regard the work of Adam Smith, then proponents of the strict economic perspective might be more appreciative of the concerns raised within the sustainable agriculture community, while advocates of sustainability might be more effective in achieving the objective of a sustainable agriculture. Harvey S. James Jr., PhD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His research interests are in the economic determinants of trust and ethical behavior. He recently completed studies on trust in biotechnology institutions and the ethical attitudes of farmers.  相似文献   

云南野生闭鞘姜的营养成分研究     

赵天瑞  樊建  李永生  覃宇悦 《西南大学学报(自然科学版)》2004,26(4):456-458

对闭鞘姜的基本营养成分作了较为全面的分析测定。结果表明：粗蛋白含量为4．43％,氨基酸种类齐全,并含有VB1,VB2,VC,VE及胡萝卜素等多种维生素,矿质元素含量丰富,还含有适量的纤维素、可溶性糖、酸及果胶等营养成分;重金属含量,化肥、农药残留量均未超过国家标准。因此,闭鞘姜营养成分种类齐全,含量丰富,具有较高的营养价值。  相似文献   

中国草地贪夜蛾地理分布数据集          下载免费PDF全文

袁伟宁  罗进仓 《寒旱农业科学》2022,(11):142-153

草地贪夜蛾为一种入侵性害虫,对我国玉米、水稻等产业造成严重损失,为了更科学合理地设置监测点,更好地防治草地贪夜蛾,针对不同省市之间草地贪夜蛾的实际发生点调查和数据共享存在滞后性,部分信息掌握不足,导致预测性研究与实际发生情况拟合度低,参考价值有限的现状,通过田间调查、数据检索和收集,整理了2019 — 2021年草地贪夜蛾实际发生点的地理坐标信息。数据集中共收集了719条地理分布记录,可为以后开展适生性风险评估、适生区域预测、迁飞路径分析和害虫防治等研究提供帮助,也可以为草地贪夜蛾在区域内的预测性研究提供校检。  相似文献