Survey and analysis of labour on organic farms in the UK and republic of Ireland

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-43

  Morison, James ^a   Hine, Rachel ^a   Pretty, Jules ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Farm labour; Organic agriculture; Rural economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248360561     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2005.9684742     Document Type: Article

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