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RESEARCH, REVIEWS, PRACTICES, POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY

Diffusion and Adoption of Organic Farming in the Southern Spanish Olive Groves

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Pages 105-151 | Received 11 Jul 2007, Accepted 27 Jan 2006, Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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