Modelling the adoption of organic horticultural technology in the UK using duration analysis

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-54

  Burton, Michael ^a   Rigby, Dan ^b   Young, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; HORTICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037365093     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00202     Document Type: Article

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