Barriers to adoption of sustainable agriculture practices: Change agent perspectives

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-71

  Rodriguez, Joysee M ^a   Molnar, Joseph John ^a   Fazio, Robin A ^a   Sydnor, Emily ^a   Lowe, Mecca J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Barriers; Change agents; Sustainable agriculture practices

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649635250     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170508002421     Document Type: Article

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