The impact of foot and mouth disease on farm businesses in Cumbria

Land Use Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-168

  Franks, Jeremy ^a   Lowe, Philip ^a   Phillipson, Jeremy ^a   Scott, Charles ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Diversification; Farm households; Foot and mouth disease; Off farm employment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGROINDUSTRY; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

ENGLAND (CUMBRIA); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037969911     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8377(02)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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