Sustainable Agriculture and Food: Four volume set (Earthscan Reference Collections)

(Elle) #1

462 Agriculture and Food Systems


rBGH see recombinant bovine growth hormone
reciprocity 80
recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) 368
reformism 372–3
refugee settlement schemes 148
regionalized food systems 358–9, 371
see also bioregions; localized food systems
regression analysis 243, 244
regulation of rural development 445–6
rejection 182–3
relationships
businesses 443
continuity 154–6
well-being 174–5
see also social relations
religion 185
resentment 188–9
resettlement see settlement schemes
resilience definition 159
resistance see pest resistance/resurgences
resource-conserving agriculture 209–22
see also conservation programmes
respiration 93, 94
responsibility 442–5
re-spacing rural development 431–50
restaurant chains see fast food
restructuring aid agencies 155
retail outlets 354–7
reversibility of environmental change 159, 160
Reynolds, John D. 119
rhizosphere of rice 105
rice
biodiversity 35–7
demand growth 190, 194
LEIT study 62–4, 66, 68
mixed farming 32–3
modernization effects 33–5, 43–5
pest management strategies 21–2, 25–6
resistance to pesticides 21–2
resource-conserving agriculture 212–13
settlement schemes 147
System of Rice Intensification 5–6, 66, 88–115
urban agriculture 424
ridging programmes 29
rights under settlement schemes 148–9
RIPS see Rural Integrated Project Support
risks
diet-related diseases 271–2, 291–2, 295–6
economic 157
food politics 76–7, 83–5
settlement schemes 138–40, 143–4
Robin, P. 399
rock changes 157, 161
Rojolele rice variety 36–7
Rola, Agnes 25–6
Ronald McDonald mascot 348, 351, 353
root activity
oxidation 92–4
plant physiology and yield impact 94–5
SRI 90, 91–102, 103–7
root mass 94, 101
root quantity 95–102


Ros, C. 97
rotational grazing systems 44, 46
rule compliance 122–3, 124–6, 127–8
rural communities
development 431–50
diet-related diseases 277–9, 302
LEIT projects 69–70
modernization 4, 15–16, 37–41
obesity patterns 261
physical activity 250
poverty 203–6
quality of life 173, 176–7, 180–1
social change 38–41
urban diet comparison 243–8
Rural Integrated Project Support (RIPS) 150–1
rural sociology 431–50
Russia 173, 175–7, 180–1, 183–6, 260–2
see also Soviet Union
safety of food 303–6, 337
sales expenditure/techniques 324, 342
Salmonellosis 304
salts 230, 328
sanctions in commons governance 122, 123
Sardar Sarovar Dam, India 149
Sardet, E. 399–400
saturated fats 316
scale, transformations of 76–7
scandals see food scandals
schematization of regulations 445
Scherr, Sara 7, 203–8
Schlosser, Eric 10, 340–60
schools, marketing to 355–60
science
food-related diseases 273
nutritional science 315, 336–7
politics of food 80
System of Rice Intensification 88–115
urban agriculture 427
Walt Disney Company 345–6
scoring systems 402–3
Scott, Willard 348
Scudder, Thayer 148
sea transport 386
seafood 190, 194, 239
see also fish/fisheries
secession principle 367–70
‘second pillar’ measures 398
sector programmes 153
sectoral distribution of labour 249
security 170, 173, 175–6, 195, 203, 206
sedimentation 27
seeds
rice management 95–8, 105, 106–7
urban agriculture 426–7, 428
self-exclusion 182–3
self-protection 367–8, 370
self-provisioning 421
self-reliance 369
self-respect 174
sequestered carbon 217–18
settlement schemes 137–68
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