Farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies: A case study in Shandong province, China

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 623-628

  Liu, Mei ^a   Wu, Linhai ^b   Gao, Ying ^c   Wang, Yonghong ^a  

^a Jiangnan University Lihu Road 1800   (China)

^b Jiangsu Province Research Base of Food Safety   (China)

^c JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Farmers behavior; Shandong China; Sustainable agricultural technology; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MANURE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; STRAW; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 80555125201     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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