Farmers' objectives as determinants of organic farming adoption: The case of Catalonian vineyard production

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 409-423

  Kallas, Zein ^a   Serra, Teresa ^a   Gil, José Maria ^a  

^a Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Duration analysis; Farmers' objectives; Organic farming adoption

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FARMING; VINEYARD;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77955651313     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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