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Título: TOWARDS A COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL-FREE AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING IN AUSTRALIA
Autores: Wynen, Els
Edwards, Geoff W.
Fecha: 2006-10-12
2007-03-07
2006-10-12
2007-03-07
1990-04
Publicador: AgEcon
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Tipo: Journal Article
Tema: Farm Management
Descripción: The classes of benefits and costs, private and external, arising from a partial movement from conventional to chemical-free farming are considered, a report is provided on a comparison of physical and financial characteristics of chemical-free and conventional cereal/livestock farming in southeastern Australia, a key finding is that private net returns were similar for the two types of farmers, A favourable change in net externalities could be expected from a movement towards chemical-free farming, policy implications relating to the taxation of chemical use in agriculture, and to research, extension and marketing are discussed.
Idioma: English
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