Agroecology versus input substitution: A fundamental contradiction of sustainable agriculture

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-295

  Rosset, Peter M ^a   Altieri, Miguel A ^b  

^a Institute for Food and Development Policy Food First   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Alternative agriculture; Farm crisis; Input substitution; Organic farming; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001082201     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929709381027     Document Type: Article

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