Farmer acceptance of genetically modified seeds in Germany: Results of a cluster analysis

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 61-80

  Gyau, Amos ^a   Voss, Julian ^b   Spiller, Achim ^c   Enneking, Ulrich ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Agrifood Consulting   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cluster analysis; German farmers

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957767722     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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