Farm size growth and participation in agri-environmental schemes: A configural frequency analysis on the Swiss case

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-384

  Mann, Stefan ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Farm growth; Grassland extensification; Typology

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; GROWTH RATE; SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 33244464754     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2005.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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