Korhonen, Jouni; Niutanen, Ville - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 3 (2004) 1/2, pp. 33-57
The scavengers and decomposers in ecosystems are presented as metaphors for agricultural and food industry systems' sustainability. These organisms of ecosystems can both take in wastes from other organisms as well as produce materials for them to use. We argue that the metaphor is beneficial...