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Greenhouse gas mitigation and offset options for suckler cow farms: an economic comparison for the Swiss case

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  • Simon Briner
  • Michael Hartmann
  • Robert Finger
  • Bernard Lehmann

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  • Simon Briner & Michael Hartmann & Robert Finger & Bernard Lehmann, 2012. "Greenhouse gas mitigation and offset options for suckler cow farms: an economic comparison for the Swiss case," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 337-355, April.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11027-011-9329-3
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    1. Zorn, Alexander & Zimmert, Franziska, 2020. "Structural adjustment of Swiss dairy farms - farm exit and farm type change," 60th Annual Conference, Halle/ Saale, Germany, September 23-25, 2020 305605, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
    2. Alexander Zorn & Franziska Zimmert, 2022. "Structural change in the dairy sector: exit from farming and farm type change," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 10(1), pages 1-31, December.
    3. Briner, Simon & Finger, Robert, 2012. "Bio-economic modelling of decisions under yield and price risk for suckler cow farms," 123rd Seminar, February 23-24, 2012, Dublin, Ireland 122547, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Zorn, Alexander & Zimmert, Franziska, 2020. "Structural adjustment of Swiss dairy farms - farm exit and farm type change," 60th Annual Conference, Halle/ Saale, Germany, September 23-25, 2020 305605, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
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