Does sustainable farming pay: A case study

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 37-48

  Painter, Kathleen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LOW-INPUT FARM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

USA, WASHINGTON STATE;

EID: 0026313122     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v01n03_04     Document Type: Article

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