tailieunhanh - Organic Farming in Austria: Idealism vs. market realism in the organic farming movement

This paper describes the work performed on two programs supported in part by the . Department of Energy. These programs are aimed at evaluating the potential of using slurries of chemical hydrides and organic liquids to store hydrogen. The projects have been very successful in meeting all project objectives. After a detailed analysis of chemical hydrides, lithium hydride was selected for use in these programs. Lithium hydride has been prepared as a slurry with light mineral oil and a dispersant and has been found to be stable for long periods of time at atmospheric temperatures and pressures. We have demonstrated that the lithium hydride slurry can be. | Organic Farming in Austria Idealism vs. market realism in the organic farming movement Authors Christian R. Vogl Rainer Haas Susanne Kummer Contact Institute for Organic Farming University of Applied Life Sciences BOKU Vienna Austria http Corresponding author Contents 1. A story of the organic farming movement in Austria Hans Michael 2. . What is organic farming .6 . The worldwide organic farming . Philosophy and legal . Organic farming in . Perspectives for organics in 3. Images of the Austrian 4. Discussion questions. 14 5. Hans Mader Hans closed the door behind him and drew a deep breath of fresh air in the night. He felt relieved that he now could leave behind the discussions and sort out his thoughts calmly. He already had heard so much about the new organization and of course it was one of the most important topics in every meeting of the local organic farmers association that he had recently joined. No doubt it was important to talk about the new challenges facing the ecological movement and every organic farmer in Austria but he already felt tired of discussing the pros and cons of Bio Austria - the new nationwide organic farming association. It seemed to him as if - in spite of the arousing discussions of his colleagues - the whole thing had already developed a life of its own. Someone else it seemed was taking control of the organic future in Austria. Hans had the impression that at the moment there was little understanding of the impact problems and ideas of the organic farmers themselves. Too much emphasis Hans felt was being placed now on economic issues and information for consumers. In the past discussion had focused more on values on ideas that expressed how the advocates of the organic movement were at the same time proponents for an alternative way of production and living. But this period .