Providing new environmental skills for British farmers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-222

  Curry, Nigel ^a  

^a Francis Close Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policies; Environmental education; Information and advice; New environmental skills for farmers; Training

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK; AGRICULTURAL TRAINING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FARMERS' SKILLS; INNOVATION ADOPTION;

UK;

EID: 0031150325     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0100     Document Type: Article

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