Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book The Virtual Farmer written by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg and published by Van Gorcum Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The virtual farmer guides us towars a better understanding of the associated identities and practices that make up the agricultural sector. In this book the author developes a new and integrated view of agriculture and the countryside - a perspective that combines historical, economic, social, cultural and political dimensions with the technological. At the same time he attempts to identify new developments that might provide the bases for reestablishing public's confidence in the country's agriculture - a reconciliation that is urgently needed.