01491cam a22002417a 4500020002200000040000800022082002700030245006000057260007700117300003000194500017400224500004900398520056800447650003301015650001601048650001201064650001701076650002901093700002201122700002101144700002301165710006101188  a9251050678 (pbk.)  cFQG  a174 FOO 2004 A002 Or. 04aThe Ethics of sustainable agricultural intensification.  aRome :bFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,cc2004.  av, 28 p. :bill.,c25 cm.  a"The Organization acknowledges the contribution of Peter Kenmore, Clive Stannard and Professor Paul B. Thompson to the preparation of this publication"--P. [2] of cover.  a"TC/M/J0902E/1/05.04/1700"--P. [4] of cover.  aThis report explores three possible approaches to an ethical analysis of agricultural intensification strategies. Human food needs provide the basis for an utilitarian argument for intensification, while the moral concept of virtue addresses people's duty to work for the good of society. A rights-based analysis then reveals how individuals' pursuit of such good can be constrained by the rights of others. Fostering debate around these approaches helps us to articulate and, ultimately, to assume ethical responsibilities for the intensification of agriculture. 0aAgricultural intensification 0aAgriculture 0aFarmers 0aFood supply. 0aSustainable agriculture.1 aKenmore, Peter E.1 aStannard, Clive.1 aThompson, Paul B.,2 aFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.