Technical efficiency and farmers' attitudes toward technological innovation: The case of the potato farmers in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-43

  Amara, Nabil ^a   Traoré, Namatié ^b   Landry, Réjean ^a   Romain, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Netkom Consulting   (Canada)

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EID: 0033483860     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.1999.tb00214.x     Document Type: Article

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