How farmers matter in shaping agricultural technologies: Social and structural characteristics of wheat growers and wheat varieties

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-224

  Glenna, Leland L ^a   Jussaume, Raymond A ^b   Dawson, Julie C ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Farming; Genetically modified; Niche marketing; Participatory; Technological determinism

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79956109317     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-010-9275-9     Document Type: Article

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