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Addressing the Faustian bargain of the modern food system: connecting sustainable agriculture with sustainable consumption

Colin Sage Department of Geography, School of the Human Environment, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 204-207 | Published online: 28 May 2012

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