Considering the source: Commercialisation and trust in agri-environmental information and advisory services in England

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-105

  Sutherland, Lee Ann ^a   Mills, Jane ^b   Ingram, Julie ^b   Burton, Rob J F ^c   Dwyer, Janet ^b   Blackstock, Kirsty ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Bygdeforskning   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Agricultural Knowledge Systems; Extension; Farming; Privatisation; Trust

Indexed keywords

FARMS;

ADVISORY SERVICES; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEME; AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM; COMMERCIALISATION; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; EXTENSION; FARMING; KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM; TRUST;

PRIVATIZATION;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMMERCIALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION;

AGRI ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEME; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FARMING SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGEVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873562305     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.020     Document Type: Article

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