Intensive hog farming in Manitoba: Transnational treadmills and local conflicts

From: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Intensive Hog Farming in Manitoba: Transnational Treadmills and Local Conflicts*

L'exploitation intensive des porcheries a connu un essor rapide dans l'Ouest canadien. La croissance de l'agriculture industrielle porcine manitobaine est analysee comme une etude de cas d'un << tapis r oulant de production transnational >>. La production et les exportations ont augmente de faqon considerable alors que l'industrie est devenue plus concentree; mais des touts environnementaux, entre autres des preoccupations quant aux odeurs et a la qualite de l'eau, sont devenus plus visibles. Les ...

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