Producing the natural fiber naturally: Technological change and the US organic cotton industry

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-336

  Ingram, Mrill ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona in Tucson ^*  (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic agriculture; Organic cotton production; Technological change

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 42649135589     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021140001193     Document Type: Article

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