What influences agricultural professionals' views towards organic agriculture?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-154

  Wheeler, Sarah Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural professionals; Attitudes; Knowledge; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIC FARMING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 38949179591     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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