Ecuadorian banana farms should consider organic banana with low price risks in their land-use portfolios.
Organic farming is a more environmentally friendly form of land use than conventional agriculture. However, recent studies point out production tradeoffs that often prevent the adoption of such practices by farmers. Our study shows with the example of organic banana production in Ecuador that econom...
Main Authors: | Luz Maria Castro, Baltazar Calvas, Thomas Knoke |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4370856?pdf=render |
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