Methodological Issues in Comparative Agro-Economic On-Farm Research Assessments of Organic Versus Conventional Farming Techniques

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-69

  der Werf, E van ^a,b   Kariuki, J ^c   Onduru, D D ^c  

^a ETC Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Development Organisation   (Uganda)

^c Kenya Institute of Organic Farming   (Kenya)

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EID: 16944362935     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1997.10749918     Document Type: Article

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