Perceived profitability and farmers' conservation behaviour

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-21

  Cary, John W ^a   Wilkinson, Roger L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PRACTICE; FARMERS' BEHAVIOUR; LAND DEGRADATION; PERCEPTION; PROFITABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030796463     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1997.tb01127.x     Document Type: Article

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