Choice of insect management portfolios by organic farmers: Lessons and comparative analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-99

  Lohr, Luanne ^a   Park, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Count data model; Insect management; Negative binomial model; Organic farming; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EDUCATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PEST CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 0036856931     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(02)00184-2     Document Type: Article

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