Factors influencing partial and complete adoption of organic farming practices in saskatchewan, Canada

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-56

  Khaledi, Mohammad ^a   Weseen, Simon ^b   Sawyer, Erin ^c   Ferguson, Shon ^d   Gray, Richard ^b  

^a Agricultural Economics Research Bureau   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Stockholm University ^*  (Canada)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 76749169070     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01172.x     Document Type: Article

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