Marketing and post-harvest losses in fruits: Its implications on availability and economy

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-275

  Murthy, D Sreenivasa ^a   Gajanana, T M ^a   Sudha, M ^a   Dakshinamoorthy, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BET-HEDGING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD MARKET; FRUIT; MARKETING; RETAILING; TERMS OF TRADE;

LYTHRACEAE; VITACEAE;

EID: 77954721974     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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