Innovation in vegetable seed production and the role of consumers in the organic and conventional babyleaf chains: The case of Denmark

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-160

  Deleuran, Lise C ^a,b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

babyleaf products; consumer preferences; consumer roles in value chains; spinach seed production

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SEED PRODUCTION;

DENMARK;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79956081302     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000530     Document Type: Article

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