Risk management and sustainability in banana production: A case study from Turkey

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-294

  Akcaoz, Handan ^a   Ozcatalbas, Orhan ^a   Kizilay, Hatice ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Banana; Decision making; Financial characteristics; Risk; Sustainability; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BANANA; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 66349084705     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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