Risk and risk management in organic agriculture: Views of organic farmers

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 218-227

  Hanson, James ^a   Dismukes, Robert ^b   Chambers, William ^b   Greene, Catherine ^b   Kremen, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop insurance; Focus groups; Genetically modified organisms; Organic certification; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

FARMERS ATTITUDE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; ORGANIC FARMING; RISK FACTOR;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 11944268678     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAFS200482     Document Type: Article

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