Damage control inputs: A comparison of conventional and organic farming systems

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-189

  Zhengfei, Guan ^a   Lansink, Alfons Oude ^a   Wossink, Ada ^a,b   Huirne, Ruud ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric specification; Conventional farming; Damage control; Organic farming; Production function

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644474369     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurrag/jbi015     Document Type: Article

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