An analysis of farmer uptake of formal farm management training in Western Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 557-570

  Murray Prior, R B ^a   Hart, D ^a   Dymond, J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TRAINING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033860826     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA99111     Document Type: Article

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