TY  - JOUR
T1  - CONSUMER PREFERENCES OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR ROMANIA
AU  - Ceylan, Figen
AU  - Akpınar, Metin Göksel
AU  - Chercıov, Ana-maria
AU  - Ozkan, Burhan
AU  - Gul, Mevlüt
PY  - 2018
DA  - December
Y2  - 2018
JF  - International Journal of Agriculture Forestry and Life Sciences
JO  - Int J Agric For Life Sci
PB  - Volkan OKATAN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2602-4381
SP  - 47
EP  - 55
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
LA  - en
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KW  - organic agricultural products
KW  - demand
KW  - marketing
KW  - producer supports
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