International marketing of organic foods: Consumers, standards, and harmonization

Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-66

  Sawyer, Erin N ^a   Kerr, William A ^a   Hobbs, Jill E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumers; Harmonization; Organic; Standards; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449117030     PISSN: 08974438     EISSN: 15286983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08974430802480644     Document Type: Article

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