Subsidy removal and agroecosystem health

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-260

  Bradshaw, Ben ^a   Smit, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Agroecosystem health; Canada; New Zealand; Subsidization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDY; AGROECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUBSIDY REMOVAL;

CANADA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0030780199     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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