Marketing preferences of small-scale farmers in the context of new agrifood systems: A stated choice model

Agribusiness

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-267

  Blandon, Jose ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a   Islam, Towhidul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 68949090742     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20195     Document Type: Article

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