Role of certification bodies in the organic production system

Looking East Looking West: Organic and Quality Food Marketing in Asia and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 85-99

  Canavari, Maurizio ^a   Cantore, Nicola ^b,c   Pignatti, Erika ^a   Spadoni, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

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EID: 84886478180     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3921/978-90-8686-703-5     Document Type: Chapter

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