Dominos in the dairy: An analysis of transgenic maize in Dutch dairy farming

Ecological Economics

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-116

  Groeneveld, Rolf A ^a   Wesseler, Justus ^b   Berentsen, Paul B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Dairy farming; European Union; Genetic modification; Herbicide resistance; Maize; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DAIRY FARMING; EUROPEAN UNION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LAND USE; MAIZE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

NETHERLANDS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871058410     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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