The realities of good agricultural practices certification

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 906, Issue , 2011, Pages 83-90

  Yudin, R ^a  

^a Fyffes International   (United States)

Author keywords

Better management practices; Farm audits; Farm certification; Food safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053404971     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.906.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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