Is sustainability compatible with profitability? An empirical analysis on family farming activity

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Piedra Muñoz, Laura ^a   Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a   Pérez Mesa, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmentally respectful practices; Family farm; Innovation; Profitability; Socio economic dimension; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY FARM; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INNOVATION; PROFITABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ALMERIA [ALMERIA (PRV)]; ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84991010644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8090893     Document Type: Article

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