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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
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SAGE knowledge. Cases |
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SAGE knowledge. Cases
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Summary |
Since 2004, the 130 winegrowers of the Saumur-Champigny appellation d'origine controlee have been committed to biodiversity. In a sector sometimes resistant to change, and indeed for the first time in France, winegrowers have chosen more ecological weed control methods and concentrated on creating and maintaining plant hedges within zones écologiques reservoirs (ecological conservation areas) (ZER) (Jarno, 2011). The growers' Syndicate, backed by a powerful regional cooperative, rallied all its members and urged them to commit to the process. Collective awareness has driven the majority of winegrowers to 'go organic' and with the ultimate benefit of being awarded an organic label. But going organic is costly in terms of time, labour and finances and inevitably increases production costs |
Notes |
Originally Published in: Noblet, J.P., Pesqueux, Y., & Simon, E. (2013). Biodiversity and wine, a nice wedding: Saumur-Champigny in the Varinelles Domaine (Loire Valley, France). South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 2(1), 77-84. DOI: 10.1177/2277977913480657 |
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Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 22, 2016) |
Subject |
Small business -- Environmental aspects -- France -- Case studies
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Viticulture -- Environmental aspects -- France -- Case studies
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Small business -- Environmental aspects.
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Viticulture -- Environmental aspects.
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France.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Pesqueux, Yvon, author
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Simon, Eric, author
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ISBN |
9789351503484 |
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9351503488 |
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