The relative importance of factors influencing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: A factor approach for Malaysian vegetable farmers

Sustainability Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-29

  Tey, Yeong Sheng ^a,b   Li, Elton ^a   Bruwer, Johan ^a   Abdullah, Amin Mahir ^b   Brindal, Mark ^a   Radam, Alias ^b   Ismail, Mohd Mansor ^b   Darham, Suryani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Multidimensional factors; Policy; Relative importance; Sustainable agricultural practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890868990     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-013-0219-3     Document Type: Article

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