Which variables influence the succession process in family farms? A literature review

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Review

Issue		Cah. Agric. Volume 29, 2020


Article Number		39
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2020040
Published online		23 December 2020

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