Limiting and enabling factors of collective farmers' marketing initiatives: Results of a comparative analysis of the situation and trends in 10 European countries

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 247-269

  Knickel, Karlheinz ^a   Zerger, Corinna ^a   Jahn, Gundula ^a   Renting, Henk ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collective action; Europe; Farmer cooperation; Marketing strategies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INCOME; MARKETING; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 71549119554     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240802244041     Document Type: Article

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