The sustainable development of local agri-food SMEs and the improvement of the Welsh farming environment

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Sparkes, Adrian ^a   Thomas, Brychan ^a  

^a University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035285796     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000001101293445     Document Type: Review

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