Adoption of environmental assurance in pastoral industry supply chains - Market failure and beyond

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-244

  Pahl, L I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGROINDUSTRY; CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLABELING; FOOD SUPPLY; INCENTIVE; MARKET SYSTEM; MEAT; PASTORALISM; PUBLIC GOODS; WOOL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33846984979     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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