What makes a citrus farmer go 'organic'? empirical evidence from Spanish citrus farming;¿Qué conduce a un citricultor a ser "orgánico"? Evidencia empárica a partir de la citricultura española

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 901-910

  Beltran Esteve M ^a   Picazo Tadeo, A J ^a   Reig Martinez E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus farming; Education and professional training; Organic versus conventional production; Probit estimation; Spain

Indexed keywords

CITRUS;

EID: 84870409772     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2012104-2957     Document Type: Article

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