Incorporating agri-environment schemes into farm development pathways: A temporal analysis of farmer motivations

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-279

  Ingram, Julie ^a   Gaskell, Peter ^a   Mills, Jane ^a   Short, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Family farms; Farm development pathways; Motivation; Tir Gofal; Wales

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84871936509     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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