Perceptions of silvopasture systems among adopters in northeast Argentina

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-32

  Frey, Gregory E ^a   Fassola, Hugo E ^b   Pachas, A Nahuel ^b   Colcombet, Luis ^b   Lacorte, Santiago M ^b   Pérez, Oscar ^c   Renkow, Mitch ^d   Warren, Sarah T ^d   Cubbage, Frederick W ^d  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Argentina; Discontinuance; Farm scale; Farm type; Silvopasture

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; SILVICULTURE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 80755169023     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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