Farmer preferences for milpa diversity and genetically modified maize in Mexico: A latent class approach

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-540

  Birol, Ekin ^a   Villalba, Eric Rayn ^b   Smale, Melinda ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxfam America ^*  (United States)

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EID: 71749104659     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X08004944     Document Type: Article

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