Farm work satisfaction and acceptance of sustainability goals by Australian organic and conventional farmers

Rural Sociology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 266-283

  Rickson, Roy E ^a   Saffigna, Paul ^a   Sanders, Richard ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; ORGANIC FARMING; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032840571     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1999.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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