Certification schemes in the European agri-food sector. Overview and opportunities for Central and Eastern Europe

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Gawron, Jana Christina ^a   Theuvsen, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Central and eastern europe; Certification schemes

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649513999     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009787762716     Document Type: Article

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