The Effect of Mandatory Agro-Environmental Policy on Farm Fertiliser and Pesticide Expenditure

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 656-676

  Jaraite, Jurate ^a   Kažukauskas, Andrius ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Common agriculture policy; Cross compliance; Environment; EU; Farm; Fertiliser and pesticide use; Q12; Q18; Q58

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPENDITURE; FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865574158     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2012.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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