Substantial structural changes in US agriculture have major impacts on farms and supporting agribusiness firms. These changes are reflected by a reduction in the scope of the on-farm agricultural production sector and a greater reliance on purchased technology in the form of service capital and inte
Alternative models of structural change in agriculture and related industries
โ Scribed by Michael Boehlje
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 942 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-4477
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