Social responsibility in organic agriculture learning, collaboration and regulation

Social responsibility in organic agriculture learning, collaboration and regulation 

Rhiannon Pyburn, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark and Arjen E.J. Wals, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands 

Social justice has not been an integral part of the construction of the organic movement (Guthman 2004). Yet, today we are witnessing the emergence of new movements or perhaps a rejuvenation of existing movements, that seek to promote fair trade and new codes of conduct. The introduction of new concepts such as chain transparency, food chain awareness, food miles, just food and sweat shops, and the appearance of bestseller books like Past Pood Nation, suggest an increased public concern about food that transcends health, taste and price, to include the social costs of food production. 

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