Overcoming the barriers to organic adoption in the United States: A Look at pragmatic conventional producers in Texas

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-188

  Constance, Douglas H ^a   Choi, Jin Young ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Barriers; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADOPTION; ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTIC; BARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84863115356     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2010163     Document Type: Article

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