An assessment of consumer preference for fair trade coffee in Toronto and Vancouver

Agribusiness

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-325

  Cranfield, John ^a   Henson, Spencer ^a   Northey, James ^a   Masakure, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77956434129     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20217     Document Type: Article

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