The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill

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The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill. / Hansen, Henning Otte.

In: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2019, p. 20-26.

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Hansen, HO 2019, 'The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill', Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 20-26. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3601667

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Hansen, H. O. (2019). The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill. Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing, 5(2), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3601667

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Hansen HO. The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill. Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing. 2019;5(2):20-26. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3601667

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Hansen, Henning Otte. / The agricultural treadmill - a way out through differentiation? An empirical analysis of organic farming and the agricultural treadmill. In: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing. 2019 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 20-26.

Bibtex

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