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Is Agriculture in Need of Ethics?

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The minister of Agriculture, Nature Management andFisheries of the Netherlands reflects on the question``Is agriculture in need of ethics?'' Changingnorms and values in society, the influence of newtechnologies (such as biotechnology) and theinternational trade liberalisation (WTO) providearguments for a positive answer on this question.

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  1. Nature Management and Fisheries, Bezuidenhoudseweg 73, NL-2500 EK, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Hayo Apotheker (Minister of Agriculture)

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Apotheker, H. Is Agriculture in Need of Ethics?. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 12, 9–16 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009591823591

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