Development and management of a bio-energy supply chain through contract farming

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 33-52

  Cembalo, Luigi ^a   Pascucci, Stefano ^b   Tagliafierro, Carolina ^a   Caracciolo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural biomass; Choice modeling; Cooperation; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918551736     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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