Farm-level adoption of soil and water conservation measures and policy implications in Europe

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  de Graaff, Jan ^a   Kessler, Aad ^a   Olsen, Preben ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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EID: 69349084664     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.08.008     Document Type: Editorial

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