Introducing quinoa in Turkey: farmers perception in the region of Adana

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Introducing quinoa in Turkey : farmers perception in the region of Adana. / Pedersen, Søren Marcus; Lind, Kim Martin ; Xhoxhi, Orjon; Yazar, Attila; Jacobsen, Sven-Erik; Ørum, Jens Erik.

In: Economia Agro-Alimentare, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2, 2020.

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Pedersen, SM, Lind, KM, Xhoxhi, O, Yazar, A, Jacobsen, S-E & Ørum, JE 2020, 'Introducing quinoa in Turkey: farmers perception in the region of Adana', Economia Agro-Alimentare, vol. 22, no. 1, 2. https://doi.org/10.3280/ecag1-2020oa10063

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Pedersen, S. M., Lind, K. M., Xhoxhi, O., Yazar, A., Jacobsen, S-E., & Ørum, J. E. (2020). Introducing quinoa in Turkey: farmers perception in the region of Adana. Economia Agro-Alimentare, 22(1), [2]. https://doi.org/10.3280/ecag1-2020oa10063

Vancouver

Pedersen SM, Lind KM, Xhoxhi O, Yazar A, Jacobsen S-E, Ørum JE. Introducing quinoa in Turkey: farmers perception in the region of Adana. Economia Agro-Alimentare. 2020;22(1). 2. https://doi.org/10.3280/ecag1-2020oa10063

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Pedersen, Søren Marcus ; Lind, Kim Martin ; Xhoxhi, Orjon ; Yazar, Attila ; Jacobsen, Sven-Erik ; Ørum, Jens Erik. / Introducing quinoa in Turkey : farmers perception in the region of Adana. In: Economia Agro-Alimentare. 2020 ; Vol. 22, No. 1.

Bibtex

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