Factors influencing participation in the Nova Scotia Environmental Farm Plan Program

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1097-1106

  Yiridoe, Emmanuel K ^a   Atari, Dominic Odwa Andrea ^a   Gordon, Robert ^b   Smale, Shawn ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c EFP Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Innovation adoption; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 77952863426     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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