Characteristics of and Challenges for Advisors within a Privatized Extension System

Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-236

  Knuth, Ulrike ^a   Knierim, Andrea ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural advisory service; Agricultural knowledge system; Farm management system; Germany; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879179271     PISSN: 1389224X     EISSN: 17508622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1389224X.2013.782166     Document Type: Article

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