Prospects and challenges for developing countries in trade and production of organic food and fibers: The case of Turkey

British Food Journal

Volumn 104, Issue , 2002, Pages 371-390

  Rehber, Erkan ^a   Turhan, Sule ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Certification; Export; Farming; Organic food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986052202     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700210435380     Document Type: Article

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