Growers' perceptions about EurepGAP in developing countries: Results of a survey carried out in Peru

Quality Management in Food Chains

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 369-382

  Lazo, Angelo ^a   Jahn, Gabriele ^a   Spiller, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adoption; EurepGAP; Market orientation; Peru

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849128364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-605-2     Document Type: Chapter

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