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Transformation of the FADN into the FSDN: A Process Driven By Needs for Improved Agricultural Policy Evaluation

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/215504 | Journal eISSN: 2392-3458 | Journal ISSN: 0044-1600
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 23
Submitted on: Nov 17, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 11, 2025
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Published on: Dec 22, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Zbigniew Floriańczyk, Szczepan Figiel, Monika Juchniewicz, Hans Vrolijk, published by The Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute
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