Factors influencing the adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies: Evidence from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-112

  De Souza Filho, H M ^a   Young, T ^b   Burton, M P ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0007560522     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-1625(98)00040-7     Document Type: Article

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