Is environmentally friendly agriculture less profitable for farmers? Evidence on integratedpest management in Bangladesh

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-118

  Dasgupta, Susmita ^a   Meisner, Craig ^a   Wheeler, David ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 33846675273     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2006.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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