Consumers' perceptions and willingness to pay for organically grown vegetables

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-362

  Coulibaly, O ^a   Nouhoheflin, T ^a   Aitchedji, C C ^a   Cherry, A J ^b   Adegbola, P ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b The Association of Commonwealth Universities   (United Kingdom)

^c Agricultural Policy Analysis Program of Benin   (Benin)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea; Organically based pesticides; Residue; Solanum lycopersicum; Synthetic pesticides; West africa

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 80053497656     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2011.563276     Document Type: Article

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