Consumer attitudes toward GM food and pesticide residues in India

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-251

  Krishna, Vijesh V ^a   Qaim, Matin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 41749094311     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2008.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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