Uncovering changing prescriptions and practices around organic agriculture in Metro Manila, the Philippines

• Main Authors: Sahakian, Marlyne, Leuzinger, Tiphaine, Saloma-Akpedonu, Czarina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Metro Manila; organic food; prescriptions; social practices; the Philippines; Sociology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/26; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21683565.2017.1284173
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Through the lens of social practice theories, we consider the emergence of organic food in the Philippines and relate this to sustainable food production and consumption. In particular, we analyze the various practices of groups engaged in “organic” food production and consumption in the capital reg...